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To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)

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Reviews Counted:26

Fresh:4

Rotten:22

Average Rating:4.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Ever since David's wife Gillian was killed on her birthday, he has been completely incapable of accepting her death. Each day, he still goes down to the beach to "talk" to her -- and keep her... Ever since David's wife Gillian was killed on her birthday, he has been completely incapable of accepting her death. Each day, he still goes down to the beach to "talk" to her -- and keep her alive in his mind. This unwillingness to face reality has left his relationship with his teenage daughter Rachel seriously strained. But a family get-together to celebrate Gillian's birthday leads to confrontations between various relatives (including David and Rachel) that brings long-dormant emotions to the fore. As a result, father and daughter make peace with each other, and begin the long journey to accepting Gillian's death. [More]

Starring: Peter Gallagher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Kathy Baker

Starring: Peter Gallagher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Kathy Baker, Bruce Altman, Wendy Crewson, Freddie Prinze, Seth Green

Director: Michael Pressman

Director: Michael Pressman
Composer: James Horner
Screenwriter: Michael Brady, David E. Kelley
Producer: David E. Kelley, Marykay Powell

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The film is cursed with clumsy staginess, exposing its roots as a play.

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Michelle Pfeiffer is appropriately cast as a ghost, but this meditation on death and remembrance is curiously spiritless.

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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Based upon a stageplay, the plot is very straightforward and predictable, and has no strong emotional payoffs, but the drama is stuffed with the feelings and confusions of grief and some viewers may find sufficient solace in that to respond to the film's

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A bargian basement Ghost, a hybrid of the earnest nature of an inspirational play and the sleek calculation of a Lifetime TV movie.

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