Thursday, November 08, 2007

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Absolutely amazing film that nails the nature of lonliness in the golden years it remains in my top ten films of all time. The Steve Conrad script is simply a work of perfection and when you have the great Robert Duvall and Richard Harris in the leads you just know you are in for something special. Something special is what this is and if you're looking for a killer double-bill I'd pair this up with NOBODY'S FOOL with Paul Newman. Rounding out this tour de' force is Shirley MacLaine, Piper Laurie and Sandra Bullock, all of them totally stunning here. As for the story, I'll let you discover it for yourself though I do recommend having a box of Kleenex near by as this one will definately jerk a tear or two from you. I would almost go as far as to say this is Richard Harris at his finest and why this film didn't so much as receive an Oscar sniff is beyonf me.

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