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Summary: Don`t forget Trevor Morgan - he is amazing in this one
Review: Most of the previous reviews already let you have an idea how beautiful this movie is. Though it`s quite a tear-jerker at times, there is so much beauty in the movie. Shots of the landscape are brilliant and create wonderful moods, the soundtrack is selected beautifully. Of course, the acting of Vanessa Redgrave is wonderful, but in all those previous reviews I can`t find a word about the amazing acting-job Trevor Morgan did here. His roles in "Jurassic Park" and "The glass house" were always too small - here he is the star of this movie. His face displays the feelings, the many different moods this 12 year old boy is going through so perfectly. He simply is amazing! This shouldn`t be ignored :-) I hope to see him again in a leading role quite soon.
Meanwhile, if you are at least a bit romantic, don`t miss this DVD.
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Summary: A little gem of a movie...
Review: This didn't make it to the theaters (at least not here!) but it certainly should have. This beautiful movie will make you smile... and cry... and leave you feeling full of warmth and peace. Vanessa Redgrave is still beautiful... in body and spirit :-)
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Summary: Well worth watching!
Review: This film has some of the same plot and setting elements as
"Man Without a Face", and has a 'generational bridge' similar to that which "On Golden Pond" did so well.It is about a young boy who becomes friends with a crabby old lady. Both the boy and the lady (played wonderfully by Vanessa Redgrave) have lost loved ones--- the boy having witnessed his mother's death in an accident only a few years before. It is a case of help from outside the family being more effective than help from within the family. I suspect that this would happen a lot more if we did not have to keep our kids away from all 'strangers'. Both the boy and the old lady fill a special need for each other at one certain time in their lives. Unlike most films, there is really no one to hate in this one-- that in itself is rare. You actually wind up liking everyone in this movie-- or at least I did. I would have done a different ending had I been the director-- the one used is not very subtle and was difficult for me to believe... not the basic intent of it, but the media it used. You will know what I mean if and when you see it. The box said PG-13 and mentioned some 'brief drug references'??
HUH? The old lady won't take her medicine-- Geeze! Some very mild profanity. A special treat in the film is the music! I watched the VHS version, but by all means go for the DVD-- I was cheated out of 1/3 of all the scenes with the "fit to your screen" version. I give it a "5" out of "5" with a few reservations. The technical guys should have asked a few ham radio operators about the way transmitters work (you have to have a receiver also!), and 'keys' don't make tones just by themselves. But all in all, a very good effort.
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Summary: Well worth watching!
Review: This film has some of the same plot and setting elements as
"Man Without a Face", and has a 'generational bridge' similar to that which "On Golden Pond" did so well. It is about a young boy who becomes friends with a crabby old lady. Both the boy and the lady (played wonderfully by Vanessa Redgrave) have lost loved ones--- the boy having witnessed his mother's death in an accident only a few years before. It is a case of help from outside the family being more effective than help from within the family. I suspect that this would happen a lot more if we did not have to keep our kids away from all 'strangers'. Both the boy and the old lady fill a special need for each other at one certain time in their lives. Unlike most films, there is really no one to hate in this one-- that in itself is rare. You actually wind up liking everyone in this movie-- or at least I did. I would have done a different ending had I been the director-- the one used is not very subtle and was difficult for me to believe... not the basic intent of it, but the media it used. You will know what I mean if and when you see it. The box said PG-13 and mentioned some 'brief drug references'??
HUH? The old lady won't take her medicine-- Geeze! Some very mild profanity. A special treat in the film is the music! I watched the VHS version, but by all means go for the DVD-- I was cheated out of 1/3 of all the scenes with the "fit to your screen" version. I give it a "5" out of "5" with a few reservations. The technical guys should have asked a few ham radio operators about the way transmitters work (you have to have a receiver also!), and 'keys' don't make tones just by themselves. But all in all, a very good effort.
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Summary: Well worth watching!
Review: This film has some of the same plot and setting elements as
"Man Without a Face", and has a 'generational bridge' similar to that which "On Golden Pond" did so well. It is about a young boy who becomes friends with a crabby old lady. Both the boy and the lady (played wonderfully by Vanessa Redgrave) have lost loved ones--- the boy having witnessed his mother's death in an accident only a few years before. It is a case of help from outside the family being more effective than help from within the family. I suspect that this would happen a lot more if we did not have to keep our kids away from all 'strangers'. Both the boy and the old lady fill a special need for each other at one certain time in their lives. Unlike most films, there is really no one to hate in this one-- that in itself is rare. You actually wind up liking everyone in this movie-- or at least I did. I would have done a different ending had I been the director-- the one used is not very subtle and was difficult for me to believe... not the basic intent of it, but the media it used. You will know what I mean if and when you see it. The box said PG-13 and mentioned some 'brief drug references'??
HUH? The old lady won't take her medicine-- Geeze! Some very mild profanity. A special treat in the film is the music! I watched the VHS version, but by all means go for the DVD-- I was cheated out of 1/3 of all the scenes with the "fit to your screen" version. I give it a "5" out of "5" with a few reservations. The technical guys should have asked a few ham radio operators about the way transmitters work (you have to have a receiver also!), and 'keys' don't make tones just by themselves. But all in all, a very good effort.
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Summary: if you like crying over movies get this one
Review: this is a beautiful movie i would have given it a hundred stars if i could. this is one most touching stories i have ever seen. it is a great story of freindship, life and death and family and most of all love. my wife and i sat with tears streaming down our cheeks through a lot of the movieit will just touch your heart if you let it. i am sitting trying to type this and the tears are rolling again just thinking about this beautiful movie. it is one i will watch over and over. if you watch this just open your heart and take it in and have kleenex on hand because you will be crying if you do.
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Summary: Great "sleeper" movie
Review: This is one of those "sleeper" movies. Sleeper movies are ones that seem to never get any attention in the media, etc. I'm not sure why it didn't, because it is an outstanding movie! It is really beautifully done - with a combination of personalities. After watching this on one of the cable channels, the first thing I did was come to Amazon to see if it was available! I don't buy a lot of movies, but this one is a Must Have! I can hardly wait to get it!
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Summary: Great "sleeper" movie
Review: This is one of those "sleeper" movies. Sleeper movies are ones that seem to never get any attention in the media, etc. I'm not sure why it didn't, because it is an outstanding movie! It is really beautifully done - with a combination of personalities. After watching this on one of the cable channels, the first thing I did was come to Amazon to see if it was available! I don't buy a lot of movies, but this one is a Must Have! I can hardly wait to get it!
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Summary: Trevor and Vanessa are great!!!!!!
Review: This movie is a must see! Trevor Morgan and Vanessa Redgrave develop a close relationship due to traumatic events in each of their lives ,even though they are the antithesis of each other. They use the medium of faith and the morse code to restore their lost relationships. Ray Liotta plays the perfect foil, ( the sensible ,busy father ), who scrutinizes the growing relationship between the two. All in all a great tearjerker of a movie!
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Summary: A Rumor of Angels
Review: This movie is guarnteed to warm your heart on the coldest of days! If you've ever found yourself wondering about the possiblity of life after death, this movie will clench it for you. Yes, it's a tearjerker, but it left me with a feeling of comfort and calm. I just finished watching it on cable, and I'm here to purchase the DVD for my own library!
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