Actress Reese Witherspoon, films with the participation of which many viewers know, has created many interesting images in the cinema. And each of her heroines is special. Whether it's singer June Carter, Melanie Carmichael, the unhappy teenager Vanessa, or the daughter of Annette College Director. Films from Witherspoon make you think about simple human difficulties and joys, about the relationship between people, about how important it is to lend a helping hand to the needy at the right time.
From childhood to youth
Reese Witherspoon (full name of actress Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon, and Reese was named after her grandmother) was born in New Orleans in the family of a pediatrician (mom) and a US Army doctor (dad). The first years of her life, she grew up in Wiesbaden (this is Germany), where her father served at that time.
After completing his service, the whole family moved to Tennessee. It was here that the girl studied at a fairly prestigious school for girls, which was called Harpet Hall.
Reese's first dream was to become, like her parents, a doctor. But one day she got an amazing opportunity to take part in the filming of a commercial. The girl was fascinated by the atmosphere reigning on the site. After this important event for her, plans for her future life changed dramatically.
Now she decided to comprehend acting with all zeal. To be honest, Reese has always been a very exemplary student. In addition, an excellent student and a beauty. After receiving a school certificate, she became a student at Stanford, at the Faculty of Philology.
First steps to the cinema
During her diligent studies, Reese Witherspoon (films with her participation often flash on television) did not forget about her dream and acting ambitions. She got her first role almost on a happy occasion. She came to the test of the painting "Man on the Moon" (the work of Robert Mulligan) and was almost immediately approved for the main role.
In 1999, she already starred in the thriller "Best Plans" with Alessandro Nivola and in "Cruel Intentions" with her future husband Ryan Philip and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
With many actors it happens that their first pictures are not very interesting. And then, when they (the actors) are already quite famous, they try not to mention their initial works. But that was not the case. A completely different situation with Reese Witherspoon. Films with her participation were originally distinguished by an excellent script and excellent quality.
Her rewards
Despite the fact that gradually the young actress became recognizable, she became world famous after filming the comedy “Legally Blonde” (2002). Reese received worldwide recognition, she began to be perceived as a good comedic actress. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe. The next time a similar award got in her way after ten and a little years, in 2015, when Reese played in the movie "Wild."
And before that, there was an Oscar and an award from the US Screen Actors Guild ...
About the kind and talented doctor
So movies with Reese Witherspoon in the title role. One of the best projects in the movie room of the actress was the picture "Between Heaven and Earth."
David moves into a rented apartment in San Francisco. In a completely unexpected way, he begins to see in her a very attractive young woman named Elizabeth, who is trying to reach his mind, claiming that she is the mistress of these apartments. While the young man puts his thoughts in order, starting to think that the real estate agency was mistaken, having handed over one apartment at the same time to two clients, the girl mysteriously disappears.
David is trying to get rid of the strange neighbor by all means available to him: he changes castles, invites priests to consecrate the premises. But nothing helps. The mysterious appearance and disappearance of Elizabeth is constantly making a mess in David's life. Over time, he realizes that this neighbor is a ghost. David decides to help her move to the other world.
For her part, Elizabeth can not come to terms with the fact that she is not like the people around her. She can not remember what happened to her. When Liz opens up strange possibilities in herself - the ability to pass through walls - she tries to convince herself that not everything is lost, she is still alive. She does not want to go into the world of shadows forever.
Day by day, Liz and David are trying to understand what happened. Gradually, they fall in love with each other. How they will live on together is unclear. But one day Liz recalls that she is a doctor and finds a hospital in which she worked ...
The charm of aggressiveness
The film “Fear” with Witherspoon is a little out of the usual list of easy easy burdensome stories in which this actress is shot. In this picture, she starred with Mark Wahlberg and Alice Milano.
The beautiful blonde Nicole, sixteen years old, comes with a girlfriend to a nightclub. There she met her charm David. Gradually, a tender first love becomes an obsession, and Nicole is now a hostage to the aggressive passion of David, who is prone to fits of jealousy for no reason.
He can beat his friend for walking with Nicole. When a girl tries to end all relations with such a tyrant, he ceases to control her emotions and actions.
About pretty, kind and smart blondes ...
Films with Witherspoon are always very vibrant and interesting. In addition, they have a lot of positive notes. One of these can be called "Legally Blonde."
The main character El Woods lives a truly perfect life. She is quite beautiful, has natural blonde hair and the title of "Miss June", is the head of the women's club at the university. She meets the best guy of the university and waits for the day when she becomes the wife of her Warner.
As it turned out, the young man is not going to marry her, being sure that she is windy and not particularly smart. Therefore, he wants to find a wife among the girls with whom in the near future he will begin his studies at the law faculty at Harvard.
El is wounded and very much suffering that she was not appreciated. After all, she was very sincere about Warner. But then she pulls herself together and decides to return it. So she goes to Harvard. There she learns that Warner has already managed to get engaged to another and is sure that El does not have the intelligence to study in these walls.
To agree? No matter how! El goes to law school and proves to her ex-beloved that the fragile blonde is capable of much!
Play, but don't flirt!
The list of films with Witherspoon totals about 170 items. And her movie-box cannot be imagined without the Cruel Intentions.
In the center of the film is the young handsome seducer Sebastian (Ryan Philip) and his half-sister, the cunning and prudent Katherine (Sarah Michelle Gellar). Their life consists of sweet and enjoyable games, from which they always come out victorious. But everything once changes when their new victim appears, in which, without wanting it, the main character falls in love. This is the daughter of Annette College Director. The situation is heating up. Because of his selfishness and vanity, Sebastian becomes a victim of his own intrigues.
This film has a rich meaning and a huge field of thought, which makes you rethink life principles.
Who will Melanie choose?
Films with Witherspoon are mostly positive stories that radiate particular chic and sympathy precisely thanks to Reese.
The romantic comedy "Stylish little thing" talks about New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael, who was carried away by an enviable groom, the son of the mayor of the city. He made her an offer, and the couple prepares for a gorgeous wedding. But it turns out that Mel is still married ...
It turns out that in high school she married Jack. And now she needs to return home to Alabama in order to finally dissolve the marriage she does not need. Having decided not to say anything to her newly-married groom, she goes to her past to resolve all the controversial relations with Jack, who never signed the divorce documents. Mel is convinced that she is doing everything right. But having felt the warmth of the southern air and plunged into the atmosphere of youth, she realizes that, having left for New York, she did not notice something very important ... Jack still loves her ...
Say the word about the devil’s children ...
It is impossible to imagine all the films with Witherspoon without mentioning another. This is an excellent, albeit reckless comedy filled with humor: "Nicky, the devil is the youngest."
The plot is quite specific, meaningless and unusual. But that’s the whole point.
The devil decides to retire and leave hell to one of his heirs. But then he changed his mind. Two of his sons do not like this decision, so they flee to Earth to create their own hell. Due to the escaped offspring, the Devil begins to fall apart. He sends for the older brothers his younger and beloved son, Nicky. This strange devil absolutely does not know the rules of the world of people, and therefore falls into different alterations.
After several deaths, he still learned to survive here with the help of an assistant - a talking dog. Having acquired a human body, he first felt the joys and bitterness of earthly existence: pain and love. Despite his devilish-angelic nature, Nicky quickly finds friends, real friends, and even a girl. Moreover, neither they nor anyone else are particularly surprised by the fact that Nicky is the son of the devil himself, they believe him and are even ready to help.