Now On DVD: Grace is Gone
May 27, 2008 - Film Reviews, New on DVD
Even if you’re a John Cusack fan, (and who isn’t?), it’s tough to love this belabored, melancholy film about Stanley Phillipps, a working class father and his two young daughters as they deal with the death of their mother, who was recently killed in Iraq. The majority of the film follows Phillipps, a simple man having trouble with his own emotions, as he takes his daughters on a road trip in an attempt to find te right moment to break the news to them that their mother will never return. The score, sparse but haunting, was written by Clint Eastwood. It was released in theaters late last year, at a time when viewers had had quite enough of war and ponderous, heavy, dark films, no matter how moving or well made. Grace is Gone cost an estimated $2 million to make and had high Oscar hopes, but it never made it to more than seven screens, and grossed about $50,080 total. If you’re in the mood for a poignant tear jerker, this is a sure bet. Rated PG-13
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