Very Emotional and Powerful
Added 11/18/2009
By the end of this movie, I was crying. Very emotional portrayal of a dying mother who has never gotten over her first love. The daughters also have their own dramas going on - with one coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy. Kind of reminds me of Fried Green Tomatoes.
The only thing I didn't like about this movie was the "F" bomb that was dropped on us at the beginning. Quite unnecessary.
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Power-packed with superstar actresses, the concept is good, the individual acting is up to par yet something is missing in the story line and directing. It ends up being a trite chick-flick.
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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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Very Emotional and Powerful
Added 11/18/2009
By the end of this movie, I was crying. Very emotional portrayal of a dying mother who has never gotten over her first love. The daughters also have their own dramas going on - with one coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy. Kind of reminds me of Fried Green Tomatoes.
The only thing I didn't like about this movie was the "F" bomb that was dropped on us at the beginning. Quite unnecessary.
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Power-packed with superstar actresses, the concept is good, the individual acting is up to par yet something is missing in the story line and directing. It ends up being a trite chick-flick.
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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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