An Invisible Sign [Blu-ray]

Don't understand why so many people don't like this movie but after a brief reconsideration I do. It is not a typical romance. It is not a typical feel-good movie. There is no real gratuitous violence. No nudity. No swearing - well maybe a little.As another reviewer mentioned it is necessary suspend disbelief on a couple of points, but all in all I really like this movie.One or two reviewers didn't understand the reason for the story/movie. Let's see, very briefly - Learning to deal with situations beyond your control. Learning acceptance (on many levels). Coming to terms with inner turmoil. Learning to let go. LOVE. CARING. UNDERSTANDING. Empathy. Sympathy.The story has many happy scenes. Many scenes can be distressing but they are tempered with a bit of humor. If you can give yourself over to the story and believe in the characters you will go on an emotional roller coaster and be better for it in the end. There are scenes that will make you laugh out loud, scenes that will tear your heart out.If you are the type of person who likes independent films. Films that are not the run-of-the-mill Hollywood tripe. You will appreciate this odd, quirky, loveable film.

This was the story of a mean, dishonest little obsessive compulsive girl trying to make her way through the world behaving like a mean little girl and failing miserably in life. She thought everybody believed she was a sweet innocent little girl which is the front she tried to put out there.I thought it was such a good example of mean little girls who think they are getting away with the ruse but not, that I sent a copy of the movie as a gift to the daughters of each of my acquaintances who are just like her, which is I behaving the same way they do to get my message across. Their daughters are not that way but they will see their mothers in these characters. Sometimes you have to speak the same language to communicate well.Let's see how perceptive the mothers are. Both will catch on very quickly in my opinion. I hope it leads to some insight. If it does I will be able to tell by their reaction, anger. I rebalanced my anger meter. Can hardly wait to see the result. The added benefit is to the children.

Quirky movie with unexpected turns. My family was a little surprised by this film and it got mixed reviews with everyone. There are some heavy subject matters such as terminal cancer, ocd, bullying, and mental illness. We thought it was going to be an uplifting teacher movie of the hallmark variety but it is in a category of its own. It is a little confusing and your emotions go through a lot of ups and downs but I liked it overall. J K Simmons did an outstanding job with an understated but brilliant performance as always. I think it's one that you'd have to watch a few times to catch all the nuances but it made for a lot of discussion at our house for a few days which always is a plus!

The normally beautiful Jessica Alba plays somewhat nerdy Mona Gray, a young woman who enjoys math and so finds herself unwillingly recruited to teach that subject to young elementary school kids, most of whom are bratty and unlikeable. The exception is Lisa (Sophie Nyweide), a very cute little girl whose mother is dying of cancer. Chris Messina plays science teacher Ben Smith, whom we're supposed to view as quirky, charming & funny, except that I found him to be pushy and obnoxious. One day, Ms. Gray finds a young student chocking in the hallway and is about to call 9-1-1 when she discovers that Mr. Smith has assigned his students a disease/sickness to play. How is that supposed to be funny or in any ways charming? There's a LOT of unlikeable people in this film.

So I am a little shocked at some of these reviews. This movie is truly a gem. It's such a cute movie it melts your heart. Come on it's so cheap get this movie. What do u have to lose? Do it do it!

The story is sweet, the characters are all interesting. The only negative, is you will have to suspend you belief a little. For instance, The main character, Mona gets a teaching job with no college degree, no training and no experience other than someone noticed she was good at math as a child. That's pretty ridiculous. But as far as dramatic entertainment goes, I think this delivers. I felt bad for Mona when she was a child, and I wanted her to overcome her struggles and reclusive ways as a young adult.

Jessica Alba is again outstanding at telling a story: she captures perfectly the subtlety of mental illness as a reaction to a trauma with the incredible humanity that it is rarely represented in it. She transmit vulnerability with realness and beauty in a way that allows the audience the great lesson of confronting pain in various ways and the path to awareness and real joy.Thanks to the writers, producers and to Jessica! what a beautiful gem of a film.

This dvd, which I purchased through Amazon, arrived on schedule and was in perfect condition. And then after having all the procurement details work out smoothly and timely, I was left with a movie starring one of the most lovely creatures to ever walk on planet Earth, Jessica Alba. I first saw her in Sleeping Dictionary and for me, it was love at first sight. An Invisible Sign is a great movie for Jessica's fans. The wardrobe and make-up staff do everything possible to make Jessica unattractive in this movie, but that's an impossible task. Her smile could melt icebergs!

I won't do an extensive review of the film, as others have already done this. I greatly enjoyed An Invisible Sign. It has wonderfully quirky characters and an involving story that also allows Jessica Alba to show us for the first time since Dark Angel that she really is a good actress. It's not perfect. The scene in the cinema could have easily derailed the characters (simple and slight as it is, it makes the characters annoying for a few minutes). Also, it does not attempt to be realistic (for example, how Alba's character becomes a teacher, or how the film concludes). However, if you can accept the film as existing in its own little reality, these contrivances work very well. It's probably one of the most original gentle romantic comedies I've seen in a long time, and you could do far worse.I must warn those buying the U.S. Blu Ray, the disk is region locked, so will NOT play in British Blu Ray players (This should not be confused with Blu Ray players that are region free for DVDs only, as many are/can be)

This DVD doesn't work on UK DVD players, I only realised once I went back through the product description after I bought it.

Good service from seller. Great film if you like off-whack... read the book!

I understand that the film and the actress, Jessica Alba, were not well received by critics. I am no judge of acting, but I found Alba's character compelling. She plays a socially challenged young woman who is an introvert because of her father's illness. She is adept at math, hence the reference to a "sign". Supposedly, she is a "hot" young actress. I don't doubt it. She is also Latina/Hispanic. Nevertheless, she was able to tackle a role without ethnic reference, a character who is unusual to say the least. I think the critics got it wrong. One thing that doesn't fit. She is courted by a fur-faced young teacher. I found them unconvincing as an item.

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