Donald Sutherland, Joshua Jackson, Juliette Lewis

Duncan Shorter. Bright. Charming. Never met a job from which he couldn't be fired. His buddies are growing up and beginning lives of responsibility, but Duncan is still looking for that spark. It arri...( read more  read more... )ves from a most unexpected corner. Visiting his grandmother Ruth's new senior residence, Duncan jumps at the chance to become the building's handyman. It will keep him close to his grandfather Ronald, whose faculties are failing as quickly as the light of this Minnesota winter. When Ronald goes, Duncan realizes, he'll take with him the last shadow of Duncan's father, whose unresolved death years earlier still haunts him. And, then there's Ronald's feisty home nurse, Kate, a restless spirit as free as Duncan is trapped. They soon find themselves drawn together in a relationship neither one wants but both of them need. Kate's freedom is seductive, but what is it hiding? With the burning light of Kate on one side and Ronald's dying flame on the other, Duncan confronts his own darkness and takes his first fledgling steps into a brighter tomorrow.

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R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: James C.E. Burke

Release Date: September 15, 2006

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DVD Release Date: April 3, 2007

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  • September 8, 2009
    I really liked this movie, the cast was good, it was a funny and good story told well. very enjoyable
  • September 13, 2009
    Sweet and cute movie.
  • July 20, 2009
    NICE MOVIE!!! The volume of humanity expressed throughout the film is just great!!! (Life is so short; we must treasure every tick of the clock!! We've to try new things and chase our dreams to find our passions.) >> I think this is the main message of the movie.
  • February 17, 2009
    This was very good - a fine line between drama and romance. Lovely story...but you'll need tissues!!
  • December 10, 2008
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  • October 17, 2008
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • March 9, 2008
    A fair story - so-so performances. There were elements of this I really liked, and I liked Joshua Jackson's role & performance very much and Louise Fletcher's as well. Donald Sutherland who I've always admired may have gave a little too much in this case. There were some nice ...( read more)analogies within the story but I think this film about knowing the worth of life just missed it's mark in the long run.
  • February 29, 2008
    josh was really cute!
  • October 30, 2007
    Like his Dawson's Creek alumni James Van Der Beek, Josh Jackson has proven he can't act and thus gets stuck doing roles like this.
  • October 17, 2007
    I really liked this movie and I feel kinda bad because it doesn't really play like a very happy story and not at all similar the stuff I usually enoy.

    I have a son named Duncan and I saw a LOT of similarities between this character, Duncan, and my son, Duncan and that made me ...( read more)kind of uncomfortable.

    I thought it was going to be really predictable but things didn't play out in this film in quite the way I thought they would (or should?) and that was a nice change. Gotta love Hollywood ~

    I never really cared much for Juliette Lewis but she did a great job with this role. Josh Jackson was very believable as Duncan. Donald Sutherland was every bit the character he portrayed, almost to the point of being scary real. I thought Louise Fletcher was a good choice for his wife but she seemed a little more detached than was believable for me personally.

    I had bought this movie to watch whenever and I'm glad I did. I am pretty sure there are parts and nuances I missed the first time that I'll pick up in repeated watchings. I'm sure. The overall message in this movie is hope and that is a VERY good thing! I LOVED the ending too ~

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