With the cast that was assembled and the director chosen, one would think that this movie would have been better. Rosie has shown that she can act (Sleepless in Seattle, League of Our Own), Ms. McDowell is amazing with the right script (Crush, Groundhog Day, etc). Anjelica Huston, with her lineage (father John Huston) could have easily brought a better artistic vision to a story that was worth telling. One only have to look at depictions of mentally challenged people to know that this has been done before and with better results. Look at Leonardo DiCaprio's performance in What's Eating Gilbert Grape? and Juliet Lewis' performance in The Other Sister. Rosie's performance was delivered with one monotonous note and Andie(though looking interesting with no make-up on) was not convincing as a professional photographer. What were these guys thinking? Was Rosie's Executive Producers' hands gripping the reins too tightly?
Review of Riding the Bus with My Sister
