Ashlie Atkinson, Chris Bauer, David Wain
"The Guitar" is inspired by a true story. Overflowing with an energy and vitality that belies the initial darkness of its narrative, "The Guitar" is a transcendent respite from the turmoil of our trou...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 10, 2009
Stats: 70 reviews
What would you do if on the same day you get laid off, your boyfriend decides to dump you and you are told you have cancer and only a month or two to live?
This movie presents one response. Makes you think.
Interesting only in showing how tin-eared scriptwriting (by Amos Poe) can make 2008 New York City seem less familiar than 1952 Japan. Saffron Burrows is commanding as a distraught woman who finds a novel way to cope with tragedy, but the film constantly subverts realistic detail ...( read more)
its a fine movie with a fine performance. interesting cuz its based on a true story, but it is a bit slow paced and lingering. you'd have to be in the mood to watch it once but i wudnt watch it again. I did like the music doh, i liked it alot
I thought that The Guitar was a pretty swell movie. I usually hate movies about people who suddenly find out that they're dying, and then finally start to live their lives when their lives are about to be taken from them. But The Guitar handles this kind of a story in an organic,...( read more)
I'm a guitar snob so this won't apply to your experience, necessarily. Saffron's acting was fine and good in this common 'oops, I'm dying, but I can deal with it via credit cards' story, but she couldn't play guitar, and worse, she had no body relationship with the instrument. Pr...( read more)
Quite unique and entertaining a new version of a different sort!! well played!!
"The Guitar" is a story of one woman's spiritual, emotional and creative transformation. One morning, "mouse-burger" Melody "Mel" Wilder is diagnosed with a terminal illness, fired from her thankle...( read more)
it wasn't quite a good a movie as i expected, but it's still a good one none the less. makes you really think about what you should do about your life when you find out that you only have a few months to live.
Robert Redford?un aktris k?z? Amy Redford?un ilk yönetmenlik denemesi olan Gitar (The Guitar), ölümcül bir hastal??a yakaland???n? ö?renen, geri kalan iki ayl?k zaman?na tüm yapamad?klar?n? s??d?rmaya çal??mas?n? anlat?yor.
Melody Wilder, ayn? gün içinde hem çal??t??? ?irketteki...( read more)
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