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Summary: Surprisingly wonderful
Review: This is a film that just draws you in despite any objections to the subject matter or the speed of the plot. You just want to know more about Mac's life as the story moves along and you cheer at his transformation and relate to his struggles. A fine film.
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Summary: EXCELLENT!!!
Review: This is one of my all-time favorite films. As a recovering alcoholic myself, it also affected me on a very personal level. I first saw it when I was getting out of treatment, and I thought Robert Duvall's performance incredibly captured the pain of alcoholism, and ultimate joy of recovery. All of the performances were great. A very emotional film. I had videotaped it years ago, and now I can't find it, so I just ordered it. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Favorite movie of 1992
Review: This was my favorite movie of 1992 and features my favorite male performance of that decade. The understated power of this film -- how, for instance, more than once, just when you think one thing is going to happen, something less dramatic happens, and yet it's twice as powerful because it's unexpected -- has to be seen to be appreciated. Duvall was never better (but he matched himself with Lonesome Dove), Horton Foote's writing has never been more beautiful, and director Beresford topped his own Breaker Morant (hard to do, I figure) with this tale of an alcoholic country music singer and his grasp at a small measure of redemption.
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Summary: Beautifully filmed movie
Review: We saw this movie some years ago, and yearned to have it on DVD.The film is unusually beautiful, having a special truthfulness in it, constructed with delicacy and tenderness. The movie is not declaratory in any way and (in my opinion) succeeds in showing the other (unseen) face of America. Not the America of stars, businessmen, presidents, billionaires or fight-for-freedom heroes, but the America of "small", "regular" people. By no means a purposely patriotic film, this movie probably can stir up more simpathy to this nation than most of Vietnam War or WWII super-trumpeted and super-expensive productions. The interviews added as bonus on the DVD are equally rewarding. I was personally charmed by the tranquil appearance of talented screen-player Horton Foote. Definitely a DVD to have in everyone's collection.
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