Purple Violets | 
| Actors: Selma Blair, Edward Burns, Patrick Wilson, Debra Messing, Donal Logue
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Category: DVD
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 12971
Format: Color, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 107 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 7.4 x 0.6
MPN: WEID81431D
UPC: 796019814317
EAN: 0796019814317
ASIN: B0018PH3LK
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: August 26, 2008
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Description
Four college friends meet up again years later and reconnect in ways that will change their lives forever.
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 Insightful and fun December 20, 2008
Barry Lane (Toronto, Ontario)
Ed Burns manages to get under the skin of his characters. I particularly liked his rapport with Debra Messing. Mr. Burns has a case of classic charisma and this film suffers slightly when he is off screen.After so many personal films I feel as if I know him, and it's a pleasure. Look forward to his next work.
 Depressing but watcheable December 7, 2008
J. Dykstra (Roswell, NM)
If you like films in which some of the main characters seem depressed and on the edge of falling apart most of the time, you will probably like this movie. it's very watcheable and the characters are interesting in some ways, but for me, the whole thing lacked a bit of zip. It seems to dwell terribly heavily on things like the inability of people to forgive and move on, the inability of the writers to get back to what works for them, and the inability of people to be happy. Things sort of work out in the end, but it's a bit heavy and depressing getting there.
cute story, but be forewarned... November 27, 2008
schatz (Los Angeles, CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
cute story, but be forewarned. if you don't mind hearing the F word about 30+ times in a movie - than this movie is for you. it's a great story and i love the actors in it - but...a bit much - serious - it was a LOT. i wish someone would have warned me...so - there you go!
They forgot something... October 15, 2008
Linda S. (Ohio)
If you are a fan of the 'Edward Burns film', you will certainly enjoy 'Purple Voilets'. It reminds me of 'Sidewalks of New York' in that it presents the city and surrounding locations as characters in their own right. As a faithful viewer of all his films, the only disappointment was with the DVD itself. My favorite part has always been listening to the director's commentary and finding out quirky specifics like why certain locations were used, or how difficult shots were planned and filmed, or even how the guys playing the bartender is related to the production assistant. Most people don't bother listening to these tracks but I think those of us who purchase an Edward Burns film look forward to it. Maybe next time...
A Solid Film October 10, 2008
C. Robert Broerse (North Vancouver, B.C.)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Imagine a Woody Allen film without Jazz music, without references to Dostoevsky, Nietzsche and the Marx Brothers, without existential questioning but with similar themes - broken marriages, second chances - and some similar characters (there is usually a hysterical woman in a Woody Allen film and Purple Violets has one as well).
Edward Burns, I feel, is the next director to keep an eye on. The film's plot is relatively straight-forward: two guys (Burns, Wilson), two girls (Messing, Blair), they used to know each other, are slowly coming back into each other's lives. The two guys have been friends for a long time, the two girls have been friends for a long time. Reconciliation, being true to yourself... other themes which emerge making the film lovely, solid and very approachable.
I would guest 65% of the film is devoted to Blair and Wilson's characters whereas Messing and Burns follow-through with some comedic moments. He is a recovering alcoholic, trying to put the past right and she won't forgive him for the way he was. So the sexual tension proves to bring a good balance to the depth and romance between Blair and Wilson.
If you enjoy Woody Allen or previous films by Burns (She's The One, The Brothers McMullen) you will enjoy this one. He has the pace and tone of Allen but he is becoming more of his own. I was impressed with the pace, the authenticity of emotions and the nuances. It doesn't offer typical Hollywood bullsh-t - it offers more and is probably more genuine and truer to life than the formulaic tripe slipping across our movie theatre screens.
Definitely worth a look.
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