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A story of disjointed family members yearning for true emotional depth, An Unfinished Life teeters between overtly saccharine sentiments and moments of real intimacy.
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Call it "the Sundance effect," in which sentimental family drama blossoms amid a scenic, pastoral American landscape, with all its connotations of unspoiled purity and rejuvenation. June 24, 2006 | Full Review…
Call it "the Sundance effect," in which sentimental family drama blossoms amid a scenic, pastoral American landscape, with all its connotations of unspoiled purity and rejuvenation.
There's something strangely poignant about watching Robert Redford trying to be Clint Eastwood. June 24, 2006 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
There's something strangely poignant about watching Robert Redford trying to be Clint Eastwood.
Xan Brooks
Hallstrm ropes an all-star cast into what's essentially a glossed-up TV movie. September 26, 2005
Hallstrm ropes an all-star cast into what's essentially a glossed-up TV movie.
Keith Phipps
The picture has no discernible reason for being. It's impossible to identify with characters who seem so fond of their own misery, they can't be bothered to communicate even the most basic facts about themselves. September 24, 2005 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The picture has no discernible reason for being. It's impossible to identify with characters who seem so fond of their own misery, they can't be bothered to communicate even the most basic facts about themselves.
Peter Howell
By the conclusion, the movie turns into the ursine answer to Free Willy, veering dangerously close to New Age parody. September 23, 2005 | Rating: 2/4
By the conclusion, the movie turns into the ursine answer to Free Willy, veering dangerously close to New Age parody.
Liam Lacey
Manages to be both moving and poignant largely because of the superb acting, cinematography and direction. September 12, 2005 | Full Review…
Manages to be both moving and poignant largely because of the superb acting, cinematography and direction.
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Redford and Freeman try their level best to raise the film above its innate mediocrity, they do strike a nice on-screen rapport but can do little beyond that. January 10, 2019 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
Redford and Freeman try their level best to raise the film above its innate mediocrity, they do strike a nice on-screen rapport but can do little beyond that.
Namrata Joshi
Sure, it's a glorified Hallmark movie with a great cast, but in spite of it all, An Unfinished Life struck a chord with me. April 29, 2009 | Full Review…
Sure, it's a glorified Hallmark movie with a great cast, but in spite of it all, An Unfinished Life struck a chord with me.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
A modern-day Western from Lasse Hallstrom which doesn't measure up to the best of the three-time Oscar-nominee's work, but is, nonetheless, a beautifully filmed panoramic production with a plot compelling enough to recommend. July 16, 2007 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A modern-day Western from Lasse Hallstrom which doesn't measure up to the best of the three-time Oscar-nominee's work, but is, nonetheless, a beautifully filmed panoramic production with a plot compelling enough to recommend.
Kam Williams
It's any director's job to tell the actors how to feel, but never a good idea to ask the same of the audience. May 9, 2007 | Full Review…
It's any director's job to tell the actors how to feel, but never a good idea to ask the same of the audience.
Prairie Miller
There's a touching subplot about Redford's relationship with Morgan Freeman's crippled ranch-hand, and some nonsense about the capture and liberation of an enigmatic bear. January 20, 2007 | Full Review…
There's a touching subplot about Redford's relationship with Morgan Freeman's crippled ranch-hand, and some nonsense about the capture and liberation of an enigmatic bear.
Mark Kermode
An Unfinished Life takes us on the journey from the stifling prison of resentment to the freedom and healing of reconciliation. It's a trip worth taking. November 10, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/4
An Unfinished Life takes us on the journey from the stifling prison of resentment to the freedom and healing of reconciliation. It's a trip worth taking.
Carolyn Arends
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