Good cast but quite a dark story. Michael (Ryan Reynolds) is an author who returns to his family and hometown to celebrate his mother's college graduation. However, his mother Lisa (Julia Roberts) is killed in a car accident. The family are forced together to prepare for the fune...( read more)
Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe
Michael Taylor (Ryan Reynolds) is an author who has channeled his painful childhood memories into his novels. With some reluctance, he is flying home for his mother Lisa's (Julia Roberts) college grad...( read more
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September 27, 2009
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March 28, 2009
A surprising film for me,Not really knowing too much about it.It took me back and surprise to see a large cast of well known actors in a little charming movie at a dysfunctional family and it terms with a death in the family.And with the pass with father and son.All on top form h...( read more)
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October 14, 2008
Not nearly as powerful and thought-provoking as "Junebug" (See my review if interested), yet ambitious and honest, Dennis Lee's "Fireflies in the Garden" fails to satisfy its subject, which would be dysfunctionality of family. It's sad when someone wants to tell a tough story and...( read more)
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October 12, 2008
The problem with movies about dysfunctional families is the same one that spy movies have: they're a dime a dozen, and rarely offer anything new. Wes Anderson has made dysfunction his specialty. Noah Baumbach's Squid and the Whale was also a very good film about dysfunctional fam...( read more)
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September 26, 2008
I loved this movie for the sole reason that it felt very familiar. It's nothing we haven't seen before, but it's highly emotional, rewarding, beautiful and simple that speaks into the heart of every one. The performances are wonderful -especially the ones by Ryan Reynolds and Wi...( read more)
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November 22, 2009
Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe
Michael Taylor (Ryan Reynolds) is an author who has channeled his painful childhood memories into his novels. With some reluctance, he is flying home for his mother Lisa's (Julia Roberts) college graduation. After a lifetim...( read more) -
November 5, 2009
A dull and obvious family drama that suffers from some serious miscasting and presents lots of issues but never develops them properly.
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