jato_hk I like this film and I'm touched every times I watch this movie.

peter-outdoorliving I love Michelle Pfeiffer. Robert Redford is a superstar. Which is why I shelled out for a cinema ticket in 1996 while I was working in Canberra.The first clue should have been the turnout. There were 5 other people in the theatre. 2 left about halfway through.The recent movie that jogged my mind about Up Close and Personal was "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World". Steve Carell and Keira Knightly...how could you go wrong? At the end of that movie, and after I'd said "is that it?" I remembered 1996.2 big stars of the moment, an interesting premise, but a total turkey. What the 2 movies had in common was a couple of actors walking through their lines with as much feeling and believability as the bored woman who sold me the tickets at the counter.Absolutely no chemistry, no connection with the audience; you could almost hear Pfeiffer and Redford thinking 'is this over yet?' Contrast this with Pfeiffer's other 1996 effort One Fine Day, and you see that her heart is still in it. Whereas Redford's efforts since this stinker have been mediocre at best.Up Close & Personal was so bad that it took nearly 17 years for Carell's non-effort to knock it off my Worst Movie mantle.

killashandra_falta I find it ironic, that the movie recommendations given by IMDb for other movies "similar" to "Up Close and Personal" are NONE of the other versions of it. (A Star is Born, 1937, A Star is Born, 1954, A Star is Born, 1976.And... now I have to add something else, because my short comment, though to the point, is not long enough to leave as a comment. "Your comment does not contain enough lines - the minimum length for comments is 10 lines of text."How do you figure out how much to say, when you have said enough?Should I make out my Christmas wish list? Or Maybe... I can make suggestions for new couples that can be hired to remake this re-make? mmmmm... George Clooney. Yeah... Thats good...

bardlover This movie is one of the best romantic movies I've ever seen. The plot is not only endearing, but it is actually believable. Not only does Sally/Tally have to struggle to become accepted and successful, but she has to deal with having feelings for the very man who gives her a hard time. Michelle Phiffer is excellent in this movie, as is Robert Redford, as always. The supporting performances are also well executed. Of course, the song "Because You Loved Me" adds so much poignancy.With the death of her husband, Tally has to face a personal and professional struggle. She has to speak at his memorial. My two favorite scenes are the one in which she realizes Warren was in fact the one who died ("His shoes!") and where she ignores the TelePrompter speech and speaks from her heart.Truly a great movie.