Synopsis
The "black sheep" son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He takes the naive young woman home for his brother's wedding an improbable romance blooms, as she impresses everyone with her genuine, simple charms.
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Cast
- Evan Rachel WoodDaisy
- Scott SpeedmanJay Wheeler
- J.K. SimmonsDr. Bertleman
- Treat WilliamsJason Wheeler
- Kate BurtonMrs. Wheeler
- Andrea MooreKate Benet
- Joe ChrestTrooper
- David JensenMr. Phelpmitter
- Ann MahoneyRita Walachowski
- James DuMontDave Walachowski
Recommandations
- 50
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Barefoot is “Rainman” meets “Benny & Joon.” - 50
RogerEbert.com
There is one thing about Barefoot that makes it at least a guilty pleasure. Once you ignore how improbable Daisy is — there is something oddly captivating about Wood's performance. - 40
The Dissolve
It’s never fully clear whether Daisy is a severely damaged woman with the mental development and social skills of a 10-year-old, or just a wide-eyed, unconventional waif in need of some tender loving care. Barefoot vacillates between the two almost at random, depending upon the needs of its hackneyed screenplay at any given moment. - 30
Variety
If the film had a loopier or more fable-styled atmosphere, the concept might have seemed easier to swallow. But Fleming treats Stephen Zotnowski’s script with a glossy literalism that doesn’t do it or the actors any favors. - 30
Arizona Republic
It’s a spectacularly wrong-headed, chemistry-free romance, and too dumb to know how sexist it is. - 25
New York Post
With any luck, this’ll be the death knell of the idiot-savant rom-com. - 20
Los Angeles Times
It's dispiriting enough that we're still getting movies about the cute side of mental illness, but to turn someone rendered childlike by abusive trauma into desirable girlfriend material — and sporting cast-off stripper attire to boot — is more than a little creepy. - 20
The New York Times
The movie acts like screwball comedy, but there are no laughs as Daisy and Jay’s connection lurches toward implausible romance.
