Reality Bites [HD]

This reality feels just right...
I think that `Reality Bites' has been unfairly labeled as thin and hollow. I actually feel as though the film tackles its issues with grace and delicacy, handling the subject in a way that feels complete when the credits begin to roll. The film was never meant to be a weighty message type film but more a relaxed look at real concerns of the youths of the 90's (or `Generation X'). For what it sets out to do, I think `Reality Bites' works very well. When you couple the finely crafted script with the exceptional cast and Ben Stiller's surprisingly attune direction you have a very entertaining and satisfying cinematic experience.

The film follows a group of friends after they graduate from college and struggle to decide what to do with their lives. Their lives in general are being documented by Lelaina, an aspiring filmmaker. She passes around her video camera asking her friends intimate questions and capturing their every moment on film in order to document the struggles...

Reality Bites..
I always thought actors and actresses tend to in some way play the people they really are in actual life on screen and unfortunately i really believe this is who Ethan Hawke and Winona Ryder are. Reality Bites explores newly college graduates and their life's as they become part of the system. Winona Ryder is a wreck, who continuously takes abuse from Ethan Hawke only to fall in love with him in the end. Ethan Hawke plays the ultimate sleazeball with no care for anyone's feelings, personal belongings, or really even himself, he looks a mess, and he plays a mess, and he spends the whole movie abusing Winona Ryder. Steve Zahn, Ben Stiller, and Janeane Garofalo on the other hand actually put on good performances. If your looking for a movie that explores the abuse, and sexual objectification of women, as well as the glorification of the stoner party then this is the movie for you. Its unfortunate what this movie is telling young people, and telling young women. "If he treats you like...

Yes, Reality Bites Sometimes
"Reality Bites" stars Oscar nominees Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, plus Ben Stiller, Jeneane Garofalo, and Steve Zahn. Ben Stiller makes his fine directorial debut in this film. This is a great coming-of-age comedy proving that being independant isn't as great as it looks. The plot of four college graduates moving into a house together is highly entertaining, especially considering all four people have opposite personalities. All of them combined as one adds lots of laughs: a college valedictorian, a sexually active person, a non-motivated rocker, and a mellow person hiding a secret. Comedy and drama combine in the perfect scenes, namely everyone's life struggles, the making of the documentary, and falling in love. Though certain life aspects could have been expressed more thoroughly, the film ideas are brilliant. The acting from all the performers are great, especially Winona Ryder. All offer their own movie theme perspectives, which are mastered greatly. "Reality Bites" is a...

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