Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Sep 30 '07
Pros: Christie, Pinsent, Murphy, Dukakis, Polley's script and direction
Cons: This film is not better known
Summary: She knows her mind is going, and leaves herself reminders of where things belong in her kitchen. She walks out into the wintry Canadian night, only to have her husband frantically search for her. When she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, she makes ... read more
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Dec 20 '09
Pros: Informative about Alzheimer's Disease.
Cons: Very slow moving and depressing. Should be a documentary. NOT entertaining.
Summary: I rented this movie upon a co-worker's recommendation after conversing about Alzheimer's Disease. I was actually looking forward to it but now that I have seen it, I don't know why. While it can be said that it is a gentle portrayal of ... read more
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Jun 18 '08
Pros: Performances.
Cons: Much else.
Summary: The high praise for Away from Her renders it one of 2007's most inexplicably acclaimed films: Sure, it's good, but is it good enough to earn an 88 on Metacritic.com, becoming the year's 9th highest-rated release? Methinks not. For a first-time ... read more
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Jan 06 '08
Pros: Realistic depiction of Alzheimer's
Cons: Lacking in romance
Summary: When I saw the trailer for this movie and read the back of the dvd box I was hoping for a film that was similar yet different from the Notebook. At the end of the movie I was left feeling disappointed. While it did draw me in and capture my curiosity, ... read more
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Jun 04 '07
Pros: It's flawless, the biggest attribute is the stellar performances by Christie and Pinsent.
Cons: Some are bound to take this film the wrong way.
Summary: If there’s one thing I can infer from 2007 it’s that small, beautiful, limited release films are going unnoticed while mediocre blockbusters hog the theaters and reap the glory. Why go see “Delta Farce” when you can see “Away From ... read more
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May 28 '07
Pros: Directing, writing, award winning perfomances by the leads and a great ensemble.
Cons: Polley is passionate about her politics. Fiona's filmline comparing Iraq to VietNam didn't fit.
Summary: when a great book or great story transcends the conversion to screenplay and maintains its identity on film. It is perhaps easier with short stories, and almost a virtual certainty if you retain the novelist as screenwriter. With the short story format, ... read more
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May 02 '07
Pros: An absorbing study of what happens as we grow old.
Cons: Two needless, juvenile, and self-indulgent comments about American culture and politics.
Summary: As the opening credits roll it is evident that Away From Her is not going to be a happy film. Fiona (Julie Christie) is washing and drying dishes after supper with her husband Grant (Gordon Pinsent). He dries a frying pan, hands it to Fiona and ... read more
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Apr 29 '07
Pros: Polley's mature direction. Terrific performances from Pinsent, Christie, Thomson, and Dukakis.
Cons: Grating, unnecessary moment referring to the Iraq war.
Summary: In Away From Her, director Sarah Polley tackles the issue of Alzheimer’s disease and how it affects an older married couple. This is a movie that could have gone wrong in so many ways. With a young director, many might question her ability to ... read more
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Sep 13 '07
Pros: Superb acting.
Cons: None worth mentioning.
Summary: Gordon Pinsent and Julie Christie create the most fascinating portrait of the august years of a marriage since Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn in On Golden Pond, 25 years ago. In On Golden Pond, Hepburn's Ethel Thayer held
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