Evergreen (2004) - Rotten Tomatoes

Evergreen (2004)

TOMATOMETER

44%
53%

AUDIENCE SCORE

27%

Critic Consensus: No consensus yet.

Movie Info

Fourteen-year-old Henrietta -- Henri for short -- longs for everything she doesn't have. Looking down a road that turns bad instead of right, Henri and her mother Kate are forced to move in with her grandmother in a leaking shack on the edge of town. But, Henri is bent on finding a way out. At the same time, Henri meets a boy at school, Chat Turly, and becomes infatuated with his seemingly ideal wealthy family. Henri overlooks some of the curious behavior she witnesses at the Turly's, choosing instead to see what she wants to see as she tries desperately to become a part of the family. When Henri can no longer ignore the severe flaws in Chat's home life, she comes to appreciate what she does have in a new light.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (for sexual content involving teens, and for language)
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Directed By:
    Enid Zentelis
  • Written By:
    Enid Zentelis
  • In Theaters:
     limited
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Evergreen Films

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Cast

Cara Seymour
as Kate
Mary Kay Place
as Susan Turly
Noah Fleiss
as Chat Turly
Gary Farmer
as Jim
Lynn Cohen
as Grandmom
Addie Land
as Henri
Bruce Davison
as Frank Turly
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Critic Reviews for Evergreen

All Critics (36) | Top Critics (19)

Zentelis' affection for her characters and the clear-eyed honesty of her storytelling glides us through any unsubtleties.

September 10, 2004 | Rating: 3/4
Top Critic

Aiming for simplicity, it ends up simplistic.

September 10, 2004 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Top Critic

Observant, touching, funny and smart.

September 10, 2004 | Rating: 5/5
Top Critic

Serves as a small, heartfelt corrective to all the tween fantasies being sold this year.

September 10, 2004
Top Critic

Although Zentelis doesn't always nail the strange rhythms of real life, she does show that she's on the right track.

September 10, 2004 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Top Critic

Newcomer Land is a find, performing with guileless naturalism and resilient dignity.

September 10, 2004 | Rating: 3/4
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