Desperate to provide care for her daughter, down-on-her-luck Jean moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Over time, they grow closer and try to heal their emotional wounds.
2000, Alaska, USA
1990
1 June 1937, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
20 June 1971, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
9 July 1977, Canada
18 August 1936, Santa Monica, California, USA
11 February 1971, St. John's Wood, London, England, UK
28 January 1965, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
24 July 1969, The Bronx, New York, USA
8 March 1961, Caldwell, New Jersey, USA
July 16, 2007
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.
September 23, 2005
By the conclusion, the movie turns into the ursine answer to Free Willy, veering dangerously close to New Age parody.
September 12, 2005
Manages to be both moving and poignant largely because of the superb acting, cinematography and direction.
September 26, 2005
Hallström ropes an all-star cast into what's essentially a glossed-up TV movie.
September 09, 2005
The picture is outrageously predictable and somewhat poky, but there's also something admirably bold about the way it so adamantly demands we swallow its hokum.
November 10, 2006
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.
June 24, 2006
There's something strangely poignant about watching Robert Redford trying to be Clint Eastwood.
January 20, 2007
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.
May 09, 2007
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.
September 24, 2005
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.
April 29, 2009
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.
