Albertson and Neal are incredible in this movie.
Jack Albertson, Martin Sheen, Patricia Neal
When Timmy Cleary (Sheen), comes home from soldiering, he's greeted by the open but strained arms of his two parents, John and Nettie, (Neal and Albertson). Once considered sickly and weak, he has now...( read more
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March 15, 2008
This is a really good movie about family politics in a home where people talk past each other. (T)
When I saw the Lion in Winter, it reminded me a little of this movie because of the communication issues that were being addressed in that film, although it's a very different film...( read more)
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