pc95 Personal Effects feels longer than it runs. There's a lot of interlude cuts, music, and closeups of Kutcher and Pfieffer - some done well while others lagging. In short the movie meanders. The relationship is not believable really, however, the general story and themes of loss seem to hit it right with anger and sadness during dialog, exchanges, and especially court scenes. Sometimes the dialog between the leads is dull, and the supposed chemistry doesn't seem real, but the supporting cast did a good job, including Kathy Bates and Spencer Hudson. Do not have high opinion of Kutcher's acting ability, but he manages to suffice in this role. The music was hit and miss especially annoying with folksy back-playing here and there. OK drama.

Jackpollins I've always wanted to see Ashton Kutcher in a drama. Sadly, his first drama is the complete piece of garbage, Personal Effects. Kutcher plays a man who plans to get revenge on the person who recently killed his sister. He meets a woman named Linda (Michelle Pfeiffer). This sets out a creepy relationship between a 24 year old and a 40 or 50-ish something year old. Kutcher and Pfeiffer are both at their worst, portraying stupid and unlikable characters. The movie is slow and boring, making me look at my watch every second. I didn't believe a second of the movie, these two people probably wouldn't be talking to each other, more or less falling in love with each other. Kathy Bates play Walter (Kutcher)'s mom, Gloria, and even a great actress like Bates is terrible in this movie. The film never lets a single actor show how good they are. It drifts into a painful thriller out of nowhere, as Kutcher seeks revenge. I thought this would be out of the movie, but apparently the movie is trying to have as many bad plots as possible for it. By the end, I just wanted to get away from this movie and its characters. It's too bad, too, this could have been a great mix of genres, but instead it is just dull. Do yourself a favor and skip Personal Effects.

Claudio Carvalho The twenty-four years old wrestler Walter (Ashton Kutcher) leaves the national team in Iowa and returns to his hometown after the brutal murder of his twin sister Annie (Sarah Lind) to support his mother Gloria (Kathy Bates) and his niece. When he goes with his mother to the therapy, he meets the widow Linda (Michelle Pfeifer), whose alcoholic husband was murdered by his friend in a bar. Linda has a deaf and dumb son, Clay (Spencer Hudson), who misses his father and has a repressed anger against the killer, and works in the Southside Community Center organizing weddings for needy people. They befriend each other during the trials and Walter invites Clay to join the local wrestling training. While waiting for the jury verdict of their cases, Linda and Walter have a love affair and Linda falls in love for him. However, their relationship is deeply affected when the verdict of Annie's trial is that the accused is not-guilty. "Personal Effects" is a powerful drama and love story with a good development of the both lead characters. The beauty of Michelle Pfeifer is still astonishing and she does not seem to be fifty-one years old. Her chemistry with Ashton Kutcher is fantastic and I liked very much their performances. Kathy Bates has a minor participation and the unknown Spencer Hudson completes the great cast. Unfortunately, the last scene with Walter with a wounded leg spoils this great drama. It seems to be the typical interference of the producer to give a commercial end to please the average audiences that claim for a happy end. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Por Amor" ("For Love")

mde6335 Where to start? The storyline is creepy. The pace of the movie is uneven and painfully slow. Kutcher needs to stick to light comedy. To top it off, the undertone of 25 year-old-boy-with-older-woman is downright distracting. The sex scenes (while not explicit) are so gratuitous the only explanation is they were put there to qualify for a chance at the Sundance award.Michele Michelle Pfeiffer was apparently so uninterested, she did not bother to learn sign language, which as the mother of a deaf son; you would expect her to know.There are HUGE gaps in the storyline line leaving you scratching your head. Kutcher is out of his league in the midst of Pfeiffer & Kathleen Bates he ought to be embarrassed.Thank God we only paid $1.00 at a Red Box Rental. I think the studios still owe me $2.00 in gas money for the trip to and fro....In short, awful way an understatement….Oh, and did I mention its predictability?