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Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: A
Gentle Surprises in store for you in Away From Her
by KatherineP (movies profile) (Oct 13, 2007)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Every once in a while, you stumble across a movie that is surprising and you rediscover film as a medium of expression and understanding. That's what happened for me and... Full Review

Overall Grade: C-
Story: C-
Acting: C
Direction: D
Visuals: C
Dull and unrealistic
by Mike A (movies profile) (Feb 9, 2008)
7 of 11 people found this review helpful
This movie had the quality of a mediocre made-for-tv tearjerker. The story was not a realistic portrayal of the progression of Alzheimer's or the decisions that loved on... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A
"Away From Her" is brilliant!
by Kris (movies profile) (Oct 8, 2007)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
"Away From Her" is brilliant! The cast led by Julie Christie (as Fiona) and Gordon Pinsent (as Grant), who both give Oscar-worthy performances, is brilliant! The directin... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A-
Acting: A+
Direction: A
Visuals: A
A Luminous Christie in a Moving Study of Loss
by Ed (movies profile) (Jan 24, 2008)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
At 28, Canadian actress Sarah Polley already has a prodigious career exploring characters with searing intelligence and psychological depth (Guinevere, The Sweet Hereafte... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A
Real, raw emotion w/o the "Movie of the Week" Feel
by AlexG (movies profile) (Jan 24, 2008)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
It doesn't have all of the bells and whistels of a "Hollywood" film and thank God for that. This is an incredible "little" movie that will deserve considertaion an award... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: B+
Acting: A+
Direction: C
Visuals: B
Sensitive and Touching
by Ginger (movies profile) (Aug 24, 2007)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
We really enjoyed this movie because we have an individual in the family experiencing the same disease. It was very moving to see the stress a spouse must endure to let... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: B+
Acting: B
Direction: B
Visuals: B
Different/Sad/Realistic
by Steve (movies profile) (Aug 24, 2007)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Sad but realistic view of a woman in the throws of alzheimer's disease and the dovoted husband who loves her unconditionally.....NOT for children....a movie for adults on... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: A-
Acting: A
Direction: A-
Visuals: B+
Veteran Actors Give Grace to Simple Storyline
by ThomasC (movies profile) (Feb 17, 2008)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The film's tagline, "It's never too late to become what you might have been", is a wonderful sentiment which applies not only to "Away From Her" but also to director/writ... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: A-
Acting: A
Direction: A-
Visuals: B+
A moving story
by years, yeariah (movies profile) (Oct 13, 2007)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This fi;m is painfully beautiful. It takes you on the journey of what it means to have a loved one stricken with alzheimer's. Instead of going on the popular and rather t... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
Mature and Realistic
by ZoeW (movies profile) (Oct 13, 2007)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I thought this movie was the best I have seen in a long time. This is about an older couple who after 44 years are still very comfortable with each other and have a love... Full Review
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