‘Georgia Rule’ Review
Starring: Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman, Dermot Mulroney, and Garrett Hedlund.
Synopsis: Rebellious teenager Rachel screams, swears, drinks and is, in a word, uncontrollable. With her latest car crash, Rachel has broken the final rule in mom Lilly’s San Francisco home. With nowhere else to take the impulsive and rambunctious girl, Lilly hauls her daughter to the one place she swore she’d never return, her own mother’s Idaho farm.
Matriarch Georgia is not your typical sweet and doting grandmother. She lives her life by a number of unbreakable rules, demanding anyone who shares her home do the same, God comes first and hard work comes a very close second. Now saddled with raising the young woman, it will require each patient breath she takes to understand Rachel’s fury. But as Rachel succumbs to her summer of misery and shakes up the tiny Mormon town, Georgia notices something is changing within her granddaughter.
Given structure and responsibilities, Rachel is letting her guard down and learning compassion, especially for her mother. Her journey will lead all three women to revelations of buried family secrets and an understanding that, regardless what happens, the ties that bind can never be broken.
Review: ‘Georgia Rule’ was not as good as I expected. Even with a great cast it didn’t capture my attention the way I had hoped it would. Of course this isn’t to be blamed on any of the all star cast. If the blame were to go to anyone it would be to the man who wrote the script and directed the movie.
There is too much no-nonsense drama when it comes to Lindsay Lohan’s character. Not to mention that the plot is old and has probably been used many times. I wouldn’t waste your time with it. If you really want to see it then wait for the DVD.