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Good story, Not enough for a whole film

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

This movie is about forgiveness , the feeling for another needs which leads to helping , without expecting anything in return Mr Redford once again played his role like no other . He played the character of an understanding man from the country who was grief stricken and lived with a hurt soul which needed healing and compassion . Jennifer Lopez , in my opinion one of the best performers around , she is a natural , phenomenal actress which helped bring closure to his wounds.All the characters carried some type of minor wounds and all the characters worked toghter in the movie and reached tolerance They accepted each other and their beliefs even though they had their differences . Each one of the characters had to conquer what was holding them from truly living and with time they all were successful Morgan Freeman has always been one of my favorite actors. He has always brought deep intelligence , self control and courage into his character. His compassion always seems to shine thru as most awe- inspiring actors do. His bear attack created a trauma which required forgiveness of an animal , which was a bear. There was something magnetic about the bear , and he was entertaining. To learn about the bear go to vitalground.org

Why oh why did I watch it? I should have known: a Lasse Hallström film... This film is about learning to forgive people for their past sins and to forgive yourself for your own mistakes yada yada yada...watch the trailer or better yet, read the synopsis. It'll save you 108 mins of your life. The layer of emo-goo is laying on so thick that the slow moving plot almost gets stuck in it. If you've seen more than 50 movies in your life you've probably at least seen one of these. Unless you like seeing the same crap regurgitated over and over again I'd suggest you spend your time watching something you haven't seen before.

This is not a film you watch for the fun of it. It's a very serious film that you watch to see fine acting...specifically from Robert Redford and Morgan Freeman.For Robert Redford, this role is very against-type. And he handles perfectly, giving yet another example of why he is one of the finest actors we have. Here he is a grizzled old man who has forgotten how to live. Tremendous performance.On the other hand, we have Morgan Freeman who plays Morgan Freeman, albeit as an old cowboy. But what more can you want than Morgan Freeman. Almost always a gem.Jennifer Lopez is a bit out of her league here, although she does all right. No criticism, she does her job.Young (then) Becca Gardner is just great as the young daughter. The other supporting actors here do their jobs.In terms of plot, I noticed that a couple of our reviewers said the film is predictable. Yes, I would estimate that 95% of films are predictable. It's not always about where the plot goes, but how it gets there. And that's what makes this film interesting. Again, this is not an exciting movie...it's just a story of some not-so-beautiful lives that get better.

My initial reaction after watching this movie was what a beautiful film visually and what a great story about love, acceptance and forgiveness. As I thought more about it I became more unsettled with some of the messages in the film.Every character but one gets understanding, redemption and love for behavior that led to pain, suffering and even death. The violent, possessive, abusive boyfriend gets none of it. He is portrayed as just plain bad who deserves a violent beating from the films hero - no redemption for this man. Restraint and consequences for bad behavior for sure but a viscous beating to be overlooked by the law? Isn't this some of the negative aspect of frontier culture this film wanted to challenge? Perhaps the origins of that man's behavior was in such abuse as a child and built into his psyche. However no understanding or forgiveness is warranted here. Instead of challenging the cycle of bullying, abuse and violence this film helps perpetuate it.