Morgan Freeman, Jane Alexander, Greg Kinnear
Directed by Oscar winner Robert Benton ("Kramer vs. Kramer"), the story is based on a Charles Baxter novel and revolves around a community of friends in Oregon who navigate the sometimes painful incar...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 5, 2008
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Flixster Reviews (3,203)
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March 12, 2009What a sweet sweet story. This was an amazing tale of peoples life intertwining with each other in the most complex ways. Love, happiness, death, misery. All that goes hand in hand in life, unfortunately. The cast was incredible and I was so sucked into the movie that I almost ra...( read more)
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January 17, 2009Morgan Freeman had a great role but the rest was pretty weak. A weak story is no doubt hard to act decently but I just found everyone to be totally wishy washy
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June 19, 2008Esther Stevenson: "How was your walk? Did I miss anything?
Harry Stevenson: A cool breeze, a softball game, and two women falling in love.
Esther Stevenson: With each other?
Harry Stevenson: And one of them's married. The funny thing is, no one noticed. Not even the husband...( read more) -
June 18, 2008Not a gourmet meal, but tastefully prepared and pleasant enough to satisfy an appetite for a heartfelt drama. "The unexpected is always upon us.........and so we begin again." Recommended.
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April 1, 2008The sweet naked body of Erika Marozsán in Gloomy Sunday once made me vow to save up money for a trip to Hungary to ask for her hand. Sadly, I have waited 10 years for a movie this mediocre, didactic and pointless to be her first Hollywood foray, and also I have found someo...( read more)
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October 20, 2009a fallen world of love. the very ending is great, but it's okay to skip this one.
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October 17, 2009A pretty ok sappy chick flick.
People love the sound of Morgan Freemans voice as he does yet another role as the narrator. I'm not complaining though he is good at it -
October 4, 2009A bit more drama than I thought of, but in the end also very insightful and true.
Critic Reviews
October 5, 2007
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
September 28, 2007
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
At one point he tells a love-struck friend, 'I think I'd proceed with caution.' I'd proceed just as cautiously to the movie. full review
September 28, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Multiple narratives are fluidly interwoven and the writing is often inspired, resulting in dialogue that feels honest and insightful, if occasionally mannered. full review
September 28, 2007
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
It's a worthy effort, even as it does fall short; a good meal but hardly a feast. full review
September 28, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Benton has made better movies about doomed marriages (Kramer vs. Kramer), but this one has no organic reality. full review
September 28, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
There's an occasional scene that works -- a funny sequence where Bradley bargains for his dog with a kid -- but as the movie progresses, the melodrama is piled on with a bulldozer. full review
September 28, 2007
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
As a meditation on the vicissitudes of love, on the need for people to connect, and the struggles that come by both making and missing those connections, the movie is wading-pool deep. full review
September 27, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim
A rare bird in the world of mainstream movies. It's thoughtful and literate enough to make it seem positively original. full review
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