Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Kris McCarthy Very rarely does an actor/actress vanish into a role and become that person they are portraying. Claire Danes did just that. She stopped being Claire Danes, actress, and became Temple Grandin. A respectful and beautifully done telling of the inspiring life of Temple Grandin. Too bad we all cant be a little like Temple. As she says "nature is cruel but we don't have to be". Temple wasn't the only story here, the story of her mother, aunt and her teacher. The people that loved her, respected her and who really saw something special in a girl everyone thought was a weirdo and freak. They inspired her to be just who she was born to be. Bravo and a standing ovation.

sir-mauri Claire Danes won an Emmy and a Golden Globe in 2010 for her wonderful portrayal. Here's one review: "the best tele-movie of the past several years... I can't praise this movie highly enough. It's not maudlin or sentimental, but it is excitingly inspirational. It scores big emotional points with very small touches, the sound of a heartbeat, a tentative touch, a victorious smile. The acting, writing, directing, production values, every sight and every sound in HBO's Temple Grandin is perfect. What an inspiring movie. I love Claire Danes in Homeland and that's what got me to watch this movie. And she was great in it. Not for a second can you see her being out of character, at some point you actually don't feel like it's a movie / acting but more like a documentary.

bcoulson6 This film was truly a masterpiece of television and was brought together by the performance of Claire Danes, whom many will know from Homeland, who plays the titular character and plays her so convincingly that you would think she was Temple Grandin. Other aspects include the amazing direction from Mick Jackson which I found to be well paced and not have the feeling on a 'TV Movie feel'. A stand out moment for me was at the begin when we are abruptly presented with Temple in a manner in which she shouts "My name is Temple Grandin. I'm not like other people. I think in pictures and I connect them." - and I felt this was the perfect introduction to a beautifully complex character and the writing truly twinned with the direction and brought out the character of Temple Grandin. Other great performances include Julia Ormand who plays Temple's cynical but caring mother as well as the amazing David Straithairn who plays the typical stock character of the professor who helps the student whom is 'different' but he doesn't play it like this and shows a compassion and care to his character that you wouldn't usually get from this type of character. This is my first review and this film definitely was the catalyst for reviewing on IMDb.

chewni01 The film is a 2010 biography of Temple Grandin which was directed by Mick Jackson, and Claire Danes starred as Temple Gradin. This heartwarming story takes place in the 40's with a young mother trying to find a diagnosis for her child showing unusual behaviors.Eustacia Grandin (Julie Ormon) had her daughter evaluated since she is four years old and hasn't spoken yet. The doctor told Eustacia her daughter has infantile schizophrenia and autism and may never speak. The doctor stated that autism is caused when the mother withholds physical affection during infancy. The doctor told Eustacia, he thought institutionalization would be an option for Temple. Autism and mental disorders were very misunderstood and had little research done during that time frame.The theme of this thought provoking film is to be determined and never give up. This theme was underlying throughout the movie, if one door closes another door will open to let you accomplish your dreams and goals. Eustacia was determined to help her daughter and made a commitment to help her daughter speak and to flourish. Temple was misunderstood, since she had problems dealing with people and social settings. Temple would spend her summers at her Aunt Ann's (Catherine O'Hare) ranch and discovered she had a love for animals. She found a sense of peace when she was with her furry friends. She became fascinated with a cattle crush device on how it calms the cattle.Temple was inspired by her mother and educators; one in particular was Dr. Carlock (David Strathain). Dr. Carlock was a science teacher and saw her abilities and the unique way Temple would learn. Dr. Carlock worked with Temple and discovered she would think in pictures. She could look at pages in a book and have the words memorized. Her unique and canny way to look at a situation and visualize on how to understand the information was astounding. When Temple was faced with difficult circumstances, she would visualize a door opening and remember Dr. Carlock's words: when you have a new door or challenge decide on how you are going to go through it.This movie demonstrates the challenges and triumphs through her life while dealing with autism. The movie will motivate you to think outside of the box and be accepting of creatures regardless of their imperfections. Temple worked to overcome her limitations and to be a productive individual. Temple Grandin brings amazing insight on how to function in both worlds and taught others a lesson on how to be accepting of her disability.