Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Raul Faust Considering my parents face problems with alcohol, just like I used to do some years ago, my therapist once indicated me this film. Before that, I've never heard about it, except for its unforgettable theme song. "When a Man Loves a Woman" is a movie made with simplicity that tells a story about a woman that discovers to be an alcoholic, and her family does its best in order to help her. Nonetheless, as you may expect, especially in a drama, things don't go in the right way with ease, so there are a lot of problems to be solved throughout the story. I admit that, for a moment, I felt like I wouldn't enjoy this picture, mainly due to the unlikeable character of Alice; in some scenes, I just wished Andy Garcia's character would leave her and find someone new. Michael seemed to be too patient for someone like Alice. However, that's what good dramas are made of: doubt. If she was perfect and easy to deal with, there would be no tense moments. The young girls that portray Green's kids are extremely cute, and gave the characters the life they needed to have, and that's what made the story even more intense. All in all, it's another great movie from the nineties!

Geoffrey DeLeons Sorry.., I couldn't get past the first scene. "Would you like to do my laundry?" Hello? Meg Ryan should have destroyed him with an affirmative retort. Instead, she fell for this dope. This is the third Meg Ryan movie where she falls in love with an idiot, the other two being When Harry Met Sally and You've Got Mail. Honestly.., that scene with her in the bar meeting that pompous "airline pilot" really made me nauseated. What should have been her reply when he asked her to "Go get his laundry"? Any of these would have worked: "Oh, you fly an airliner? What an exalted way to sit on your ass for a living!" "I have absolutely nothing to do for the rest of the day. My schedule is totally empty. I don't have to go back to work after lunch,and I don't even have to eat dinner. I'd be glad to be your delivery whore." "Carrot cake? Did you say carrot cake? What do you say I smash this guy's beer glass against your head?"

vcdriver2004 I have never seen such a great movie about married life. This movie is no Hollywood fantasy, rather a lot reality oriented. The story is kinda universal......not only in married life but in love life too.Meg Ryan really delivers an Oscar caliber performance.......why wasn't she nominated for Oscars? She deserved it! She was different, she was real and she made the character her's. This is one of the best performance she has ever given. The portrayal of an alcoholic was perfect..Andy Garcia.......well.......i have no words to describe his performance. Husband's should be like this........ (in real life.....a man can't have more patience than Garcia's's character if he was in this kind of situation.If someone wants to see reality in movies......this is a good choice.

faithpersecuted33 Great film about addiction! Not just romance, but how to help someone in need. Everyone needs to see this film again and again.The acting was amazing and the locations.You finish this movie wondering, and hopeful. The human spirit has such capacity for love and compassion, and our modern society such drive to deny and eliminate it. Wonderfully crafted performances by Meg and Andy. Good writing and direction. There are moments that echo right into our own lives, and humour that makes you smile with your soul. I wish all Hollywood films could be like this.What I also loved was the lack of profanity.