John Cusack, Shélan O'Keefe, Doug Dearth
A husband whose wife has just been killed in Iraq doesn't have the courage to tell his two young daughters that their mother has died, so instead he decides to take them on a road trip, not to just ma...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 27, 2008
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April 4, 2009A gut wrenching and heartbreaking film about the loss of a spouse and dealing with the emotional roller coaster of breaking the news to your children.... John Cusak gives an Oscar worthy performance as Stanley, the husband/father who loses his wife to the war in Iraq. Touching,...( read more)
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March 16, 2009Grace Is Gone is a movie that absolutely broke my heart.
This film was written and directed by James C. Strouse and is the story of loss. A dad finds out his wife has died serving our country and struggles with how he is going to tell his two daughters that their mother is gone....( read more) -
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June 20, 2008In James C. Strouse's directorial debut, he choses to examine the effects of war on a family. However, he never preaches about lost fathers and mothers, or fighting for the sake of fighting - the film's simple focus is about a man who loves his daughters. That's it. It's incredib...( read more)
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June 2, 2008Grace is Gone is graceful, for the lack of a better word. When Stan (Cusack) receives ill fated news of the death of his wife in Iraq, he decides to take his two daughters on a road trip to somehow at least temporarily forget his wife's death and to think of ways to tell the sad ...( read more)
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December 1, 2009wtf????? it sounds so fucked up. but now Im.. wondering... (Edit): It is fucked up.. But it gets you sucked in.. It seems interesting. But its real sad.
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October 26, 2009Excellent drama even though a bit too much for my taste. if you are a John Cusack fan and you don't mind him in roles where he's not supposed to be comical, this is for you. best seen as tv material.
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August 25, 2009Oh, John Cusack. It's just like you to take a cross-country road trip to an amusement park instead of telling a child something more important, like, oh, say, HER MOM DIED. I heart you.
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This movie made me grieve intensely, in a way that still surprises me. -
August 14, 2009Malo mi je film bio monoton unatoc zanimljivom traileru i simpaticnim glumcima. No, isplati se opet na kraju pogledat.
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August 12, 2009Grace is Gone is an intense movie, but it's definitely not great and probably doesn't deserve 4 stars. I'm giving is 4 stars anyway. John Cusack and the girls are very good. And the message of how one death, one sacrifice for our country, affects three people so deeply is poig...( read more)
Critic Reviews
January 25, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
December 14, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Not a great movie, simply functional, but Cusack gives a great performance. full review
December 7, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post
A barbell of a movie that carries some weight at either end. What's in between is purely utilitarian, though. full review
December 7, 2007
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
A syrupy-sweet, cloying score by Clint Eastwood overwhelms the otherwise elegant simplicity of Strouse's storytelling. full review
December 7, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim
Incredibly John Cusack has never been nominated for an Academy Award but this movie may change that. He's simply terrific in a fine and moving film. full review
December 6, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
A moving and tender family drama, built on the foundation of a serious contemporary issue. full review
November 8, 2007
Kyle Smith, KyleSmithOnline.com
This is John Cusack. John is an Actor. Be catatonic, John. Good. Now be confused. Sad. Angry. Heartbroken. Fine. Now can we go home? full review
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