Kramer vs. Kramer
"Intelligent, beautifully-crafted, intensely moving film!" -Leonard Maltin
Winner of 5 Academy Awards®, Kramer vs. Kramer is a ground-breaking drama about the heartbreak of divorce and the struggle between work and family. Young husband and father Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) loves his family - and his job, which is where he spends most of his time. When he returns home late one evening from work, his wife Joanna (Meryl Streep) confronts him and then leaves him, forcing Ted to become the sole caregiver to their six-year-old son. Now, Ted must learn to be a father while balancing the demands of his high-pressure career. But just as Ted adapts to his new role and begins to feel like a fulfilled parent, Joanna returns. And now she wants her son back.
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Good Performance - Deputygoat
This movie has good performances from all the lead and supporting actors. Especially memorable are the performance of the friend/neighbour and the little boy.
The movie also portrays divorce in a way that was not only provocative in its time, but still, I think.
Worth a rental.A true gem - Poet
This is a true gem of a film. It creates such a variety of emotions in the viewer over the course of 100 minutes, it is unbelievable. I was mad, I was moved...I was entertained.
This movie was way ahead of its time in dealing with the rights of the father in a custody battle, an issue that has always touched me in a way.
Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep prove their undeniable talents here. They make their characters ring so true. Definitely worth a watch.Excellent, Heart-Wrenching Film - revsdd
Inexplicably, I watched this movie for the very first time just a couple of days ago, and understood from the very beginning what all the fuss is about. This movie held my attention from beginning to end, and ran me through the whole range of emotions (and might have helped me discover a few I never knew about.)
Dustin Hoffman absolutely shines as Ted Kramer. He is absolutely convincing as a man having to juggle at least three different challenges in life: jilted husband, workaholic ad executive and loving father. Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer was less central to the movie simply because Joanna was absent for a good part of it, but when she was on screen she gave Hoffman a run for his money. The true standout, though, (in my opinion) had to be young Justin Henry as Billy Kramer. Children are always the innocent victim in a marital breakdown, and Justin seemed absolutely natural and completely believable in this role as he deals with the conflicting emotions around his mother and his adjustment to life with Dad, only then to have the confusion around why he should have to leave his Dad when it was his Mom who walked out on him. Young Justin didn't seem to miss a beat in this very difficult role.
All in all, this is an excellent, Oscar-worthy movie whose only weak point was what I thought to be a truly disappointing decision to go for the sappy and happy ending, which was totally unrealistic considering the destructive custody battle Ted and Joanna had gone through. But there's not much else to complain about here.
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Good Performance - Deputygoat
This movie has good performances from all the lead and supporting actors. Especially memorable are the performance of the friend/neighbour and the little boy.
The movie also portrays divorce in a way that was not only provocative in its time, but still, ...A true gem - Poet
This is a true gem of a film. It creates such a variety of emotions in the viewer over the course of 100 minutes, it is unbelievable. I was mad, I was moved...I was entertained.
This movie was way ahead of its time in dealing with the rights of the ...Excellent, Heart-Wrenching Film - revsdd
Inexplicably, I watched this movie for the very first time just a couple of days ago, and understood from the very beginning what all the fuss is about. This movie held my attention from beginning to end, and ran me through the whole range of emotions (and ...