Enlightened me on aging
Added 9/28/2009
I had expected this to be a "woman's" picture and had resigned myself to watching it to see Patrick Wilson whom I liked so much in "Passengers." But I was drawn into the film so much that by the end I was enthralled. I felt I was given a window into Vanessa Redgrave's soul and saw what it was like to age and die and realized how important it is to live now and do the best I can since our time flies so fast. When the movie was over, I started thinking of all the things I have not made time to do and considered when I am that old if I will regret my life or feel I made the most of each day.
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Not an old woman
Added 9/21/2009
If you are not an old woman, you will not like this movie. It was just terrible. The pacing was slow, the plot weak and the end, which I sat through the movie thinking would be a good sad payoff wasn't. Point of this review, if you are a guy, do not take the 2 hours of your life to watch this movie.
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Beautiful to look at but lacks depth.
Added 8/6/2009
Evening starring Claire Danes plus an all-star cast is stunning visually but the story is less than impressive. The acting is excellent but the plot goes nowhere and it's difficult for the viewer to feel empathy for any of these self-centered characters. Hugh Dancy is the only character that you become invested with, he plays a troubled alcoholic who wears his raw emotions on his sleeve. The film shifts too much between the present day and the past, that frustrated me the most. The ending left me flat, it's a mixed bag for me.
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Beautifully Poignant
Added 6/22/2009
The greatest strength of this movie is in the characters and their portrayal. All of the central characters have depth and refuse to be mere cardboard characters; each have their own triumphs and difficulties, and all are delightfully human. Yet the story is not confusing or bogged down in character details; it flows between the past and the present, with the line between the two blurred as we see through the eyes of the dying mother. I quite literally laughed and cried with these beautiful characters, who make both the lighthearted dancing and the fateful connections believable and interesting. Life is beautiful, complicated, and tragic, and each of these aspects were given some screen time. The central message of the movie, that life can take unexpected turns and that's okay, was not lost on me.
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Heartfelt movie
Added 5/16/2009
This movie will make you think about the relationship you have with your loved ones. You will need your tissues to watch and I suggest watch this movie with someone you're close with.
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Enlightened me on aging
Added 9/28/2009
I had expected this to be a "woman's" picture and had resigned myself to watching it to see Patrick Wilson whom I liked so much in "Passengers." But I was drawn into the film so much that by the end I was enthralled. I felt I was given a window into Vanessa Redgrave's soul and saw what it was like to age and die and realized how important it is to live now and do the best I can since our time flies so fast. When the movie was over, I started thinking of all the things I have not made time to do and considered when I am that old if I will regret my life or feel I made the most of each day.
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Not an old woman
Added 9/21/2009
If you are not an old woman, you will not like this movie. It was just terrible. The pacing was slow, the plot weak and the end, which I sat through the movie thinking would be a good sad payoff wasn't. Point of this review, if you are a guy, do not take the 2 hours of your life to watch this movie.
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Beautiful to look at but lacks depth.
Added 8/6/2009
Evening starring Claire Danes plus an all-star cast is stunning visually but the story is less than impressive. The acting is excellent but the plot goes nowhere and it's difficult for the viewer to feel empathy for any of these self-centered characters. Hugh Dancy is the only character that you become invested with, he plays a troubled alcoholic who wears his raw emotions on his sleeve. The film shifts too much between the present day and the past, that frustrated me the most. The ending left me flat, it's a mixed bag for me.
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