Not even five minutes into the film and I was completely turned off! The opening conversations are uneducated trash-talk. Scenes with Sally Field showed faint glimmers of her wonderful acting prowess. Even if it were free, I would NOT recommend this flick; it is a total waste of time!
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Sally Field in Humour Death
Added 6/1/2009
I thought this was endearingly humourous of Sally's role!!
What a way to get your kids home for a visit!! High Five's!!
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Bittersweet Reality
Added 1/6/2009
This is a wonderful film with great acting. It truly captures the essence of grief. Each person handles their grief differently. There is no correct way to deal with it or in some cases, not deal with it.
This movie is a must for someone who has lost or who is near to losing a loved one. Sally Fields does a remarkable job of revealing the mixed emotions for a person dealing with death in a healthy manner. Her children, all of which handle the situation according to their personal quirks, issues and reality, also portray the varied methods of handling one's grief.
I highly recommend.
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Sorry, but this film was a total waste of 2 hours of my life. There wasn't one character who was remotely likeable. Every one of the kids were completely unsympathetic. Sally Field's character was o.k. until her big line that each of her kids are amazing. Huh? All of them were self absorbed boors, with the possible exception of the daughter. She was just a boor - not self obsessed. She goes ahead and brings in a rabbi to speak to her mother, even though she wasn't a religious person. This is a fairly typical response when dealing with the imminent death of a loved one. Of course, as in many Hollywood productions, the rabbi or the priest or the minister, turns out to be the biggest idiot imagineable. I guess these guys have no experience in dealing with the dying or the grieving. What a piece of garbage this film was from begining to end. I can't believe it got so many 5 star ratings!
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Personal Input
Added 11/1/2008
This was a great movie that I related to on a personal level. My sister-In-Law had cancer and my two nieces basically lived through the same experiences and emotions as the characters of this movie.
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