Very best movie i ever watch

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Memorable, crazy movie

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

I'm a fan of Mischa Barton and obtained this movie after some research done on the Net. First off, let me just say that the creators of THE O.C. were most definitely influenced by this. Mischa Barton in a gated community, rich girl + poor boy, and, just like at the end of this movie, at the end of THE O.C. #2 there is this shooting incident.It's also the third movie I've watched recently featuring lawnmower guys and their relationships with rich girls - the other two being CAN'T BUY ME LOVE and SUMMER CATCH. But that's just a coincidence. My first observation is very interesting. Wonder if Josh Schwarz would admit to it?As for the picture itself, great! Noticed that Mischa is forever just being Mischa, she is cute and the camera loves her, so film away, she hardly has to do much but remember her lines, and that she does. True feeling for the part is unfortunately not always evident, as is the case with THE O.C. But come on, here she was very, very young, she wasn't even allowed to see her own movie afterward due to the age restriction, and she couldn't have known what the part was really, really about. At times though, here, she is nevertheless just absolutely perfect, unbeatable, the best choice for the part. Other times she is just rambling through the lines.Very worthwhile movie, though.

It's a gem because it is quirky, yet real, and well-done. The rough being that most people have never heard of this movie and then one has to hope they are not a square. I watched this movie 2 times, at least 10 years in-between, and was surprised at how good of a film it was both times. It has some disturbing moments, as I remember, but overall is a sweet heart-felt film with cinematic surprises to boot. When I think of IMDb ratings being flawed, this film comes to mind. Perhaps, this is just do to the word still not getting out, or perhaps it is never going to reach approval by the masses, but if you like to see something different with excellent writing, direction, and acting it would do you good to watch this film and give it a 10 too. By the way females seem to like this movie better than males according to the demographic breakdown but maybe the guys thought this was going to be like Reservoir Dogs, a good film, but not this one.

This film unravels beautifully from all different directions. It shows the world in all its terrible glory from an innocent perspective.She (the girl) is the story and the narrator constantly re-writing her 'fairy tails' to reflect her perspective and understanding about her life and the people in her life.The lawn dog begins his appearance as BabaYaga the fabled 'bogie-man' and then the story twists and changes and dances as the girl begins to see the truth in the people that surround her; the twisted marriage of her parents, the vindictive and cruel nature of their friends and much more.Through most of the film the girl paints herself as a victim who needs to be rescued. Her final re-write of the 'fairy tail' sees her liberated from that role to the role of the Saviour when the old 'saviors' become BabaYaga, or in her words 'everything that's evil'.A very moving film.

lawn dogs has two distinct portions... i think some people will find the start a little off-putting as it seems clunky... after one sees the movie as a whole (firmly establishing the fairytale motif) the beginning makes perfect sense and the tone of the movie is made stronger...i suppose it is hard to justify the score i give this movie and i think in this case it is purely my own taste and emotional response that made me give it such a high rating... the metaphors and themes are not as "easy" as in many commercial hits, yet they are strong and simple... one could argue the lack of complexity is a problem but i think in this case, it makes the movie so wonderfully accessible without being completely obvious (and rarely are the symbols and intents, simple though they may be, meshed more completely and in such a satisfying way)...it would make a superb introduction into even more thought provoking movies, as it's just so human... the movie's strongest point is the rich poetic visuals... swathes of crystal green, bold blues, sparkling lights in the interior of the trailer, haunting red streaks... the combination of the care taken visually and the strength of characters, message and plot make it such a compact, powerful movie...mischa barton has weak moments, but then those are balanced out by her performance as a whole... the other players are excellent, particularly rockwell, who is supremely likable and understated at once...it's a cliché to say this movie stays with you, but it has one of greatest endings ever, some of those shots you could see being part of a montage of amazing cinematic moments... i love movies that combine the ordinary with just the slightest, most subtle hint of magic...oh and some of the songs and music are just... well perfect...