Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon

An oddball love story about a fey loner named Sam (Johnny Depp), who falls in love with the mentally unbalanced Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson), who lives in the care of her protective brother Benny (Aidan Quinn). This 1993 story is hard to swallow, with its message that love can conquer a brand of mental illness that manifests itself in pyromania: Joon has a bad habit of going a bit around the bend and setting fires, but Sam's tender care apparently has the cure for what ails her. Still, if you want proof that Depp has significant chops as a physical comedian, give this film a try: He does note-perfect renditions of slapstick routines made famous by Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. --Marshall Fine

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
57
Rotten Tomatoes:
74%
PG
Year:
1993
98
4,136 Views

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