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Genre :

Drama, Romance

Release Date :

May 04, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Sarah Polley

Starring :

Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Kristen Thomson, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson, Alberta Watson, Thomas Hauff, Katie Boland

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

4 of 4

“..Sarah Polley's dazzling, wrenching feature debut..”
by Pam Grady [Reel.com]
4 of 5

“..Powerful and affecting..”
by Steve Watson [Channel 4]
3.5 of 4

“..Polley makes a miraculous debut as director and screenwriter..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
3 of 4

“..a tender movie about a poignant and difficult subject..”
by James Berardinelli [Reel Views]
5 of 5

“..a low-key yet powerful and uplifting story of love renewed amid the ravages of old age..”
by Stella Papamichael [BBC Films]
5 of 5
Reviewed by John H. Foote [Foote on Film]
Review rate : A-
Reviewed by Harvey Karten [CompuServe]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
4 of 4
Reviewed by Guy Flatley [Moviecrazed.com]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Shlomo Schwartzberg [Boxoffice Magazine]
Reviewed by Jon Popick [Planet Sick-Boy]
Reviewed by Matt Cale [Ruthless Reviews]
Reviewed by John DeFore [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reviewed by Philip French [The Observer]
Reviewed by Andrew Sarris [New York Observer]
Reviewed by Dave Calhoun [Time Out]
Reviewed by Katrina Onstad [CBC.ca Arts]

Reader's Reviews


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best sad romance ive seen in years

posted by dennie on Jun 15, 2007

Excellent.

posted by Mobinc on Sep 04, 2008

J2vIJT

posted by Jhopltwy on Jul 16, 2009
 
 

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