December 7, 2008
Awesome Newman film. The kind of guy he so excelled at playing.
Alexander Goodwin, Bruce Willis, Carl J. Matusovich
"Worn to perfection" is the tag line promoting this crafted character study. It describes Paul Newman, the resourceful 70-year-old lead actor, but not his character, Sully, a North Bath, New York, lon...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 9, 2003
Stats: 290 reviews
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September 7, 2007Paul Newman. The ladies man. Or something.
Nobody's Fool is pretty much just a showcase for ol' Paul, and, more loosely, a character study of his Donald "Sully" Sullivan (this all being based on Richard Russo's novel). As such it is generally not a slam-bang action packed thrill...( read more) -
August 4, 2007Things seem stuck in a small town here. It's a good set of actors, who don't do much of consequence.
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September 14, 2008Great film and one of Paul Newman's best performances! This is a touching film about a man that never took responsibility for anything that finally decides to be a good father and grandfather. Jessica Tandy, Melanie Griffith, and Bruce Willis all make up the talented ensemble, bu...( read more)
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October 29, 2009Damn Im impressed.This movie was REALLY Good!!! Paul Newman was great
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September 18, 2009Among the most simple and tender films, with unbelievably funny moments. Some of the characters are flat, but not the most important though. Very moving story, and a great psychological study.
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July 8, 2009It had everything in it that a movie has to keep ou interested. Its warm, funny, loving and depicts real life
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April 5, 2009PAUL NEWMAN!!! HE'S SO WONDERFUL!!! BUT NOW HE'S DEAD!!! :````~( Okay, enough of that. Wonderfully lived-in movie. I'm okay with this optimistic, uplifting tale because everyone's love of each other is tempered by bitter hatred.
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March 30, 2009"worn to perfection" is the most accurate tagline I've read for a film. The center of this film is Paul Newman, who plays Sully: a broken down old construction man whose zany antics keeps this sleepy town on its toes. His son and grandchild comes into his life and gives the man s...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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