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An Unfinished Life
2006
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An Unfinished Life
Positive Reviews
31
Negative reviews
14
Average Rating
3.1
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2.0
An Unfinished Life is a middlebrow mush of platitudes based on a specimen of male bonding, woman bruising, ranch set literature, with Robert Redford, ..
EW
3.8
The story takes place on a rundown ranch outside Ishawooa, Wyo.It has seen better days.
Rogerebert
1.5
Nothing memorable happens here, unless youre the type to get excited whenever Jackson does something vaguely Tarantinoid. (
Austin Chronicle
1.5
Its a gentle meander of a story.Its big on blue sky and lush heartland.
3.0
While An Unfinished Life never transcends its simple storyline to charter original ground, its the kind of movie that you cant fault too terribly much ..
2.5
No, theres no way to talk about this movie without getting a little depressed, but lets just hope that what we see here is a Left Coast distortion of ..
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
A wistful smalltown drama, this is predictable and pleasant, with enjoyable performances.
3.5
It isnt fast, it isnt flashy, but in the hands of Freeman and Redford its got depth.
Cinema Blend
4.0
We dont want to speed past the lessons that can be learned in the process.
Spirituality And Practice
2.8
The story is all too predictable, stuffed with too much annoying symbolism, cheap emotional tricks and unwarranted solemnity, but the acting by a crus ..
Sover
3.8
An Unfinished Life is a study of emotions and characters; its deliberate and unhurried.
ReelViews
3.1
Unfortunately, the rest of the film doesnt know what it wants to be.
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
The happily ever after ending holds no surprises but it is a likable effort nonetheless.
2.0
It is an easygoing story with gentle good humor.It is not overly melodramatic.
Lariat
2.0
Their decades old friendship is so tender (beneath the standard cootiness of old age) that young Griff assumes theyre gay.
Eric Ds Nider
5.0
Its a rugged yet tender, down to earth, lived in story about family ties, forgiveness and the literal and figurative healing of old wounds.
News Review
4.0
Plus, its got a bear in it and no movie with a bear in it is ever that bad.
View London
2.0
But Einar carries his own echoes and an emotional vulnerability beyond anything Eastwoods ever done.
Cs Monitor
4.5
With its gorgeous locations (the farmstead, especially) contributing much to this delicious spectacle, An Unfinished Life is highly satisfying work.
Film Journal International ..
3.1
At least this film is better and warmer than director Lasse Hallstroms frigid, numbing adaptation of The Shipping Life.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
At 68, Redford doesnt hold the screen with Eastwoods authority or charm, even though this character bears more than a vague resemblance to Eastwoods r ..
Boston
3.5
And theres also a lot to admire here five good to great performances, a solid sense of place, gorgeous cinematography, and the kind of sincerity that ..
Mountain X
3.8
Dana Verkouteren, Associated Press This courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates, right, answering questions by prosecutor Greg Andres as he testifies in t ..
Star Tribune
4.5
The insights into the kind of caged personal hells too many of us live in many not be entirely original, but the journey out of that hell is a warm, c ..
2.5
The picture has no discernible reason for being. Its impossible to identify with characters who seem so fond of their own misery, they cant be bothere ..
Toronto Star
2.0
As the film moves from tension and bleakness to a brighter ending, the lighting shifts from the dramatic and foreboding to a brighter and more pleasan ..
Emanuellevy
4.5
An Unfinished Life is thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.5
Otherwise, Hallstroms picture is an entertaining and very sweet drama about old wounds.
Cinema Crazed
1.5
His gradual softening into a director of Hallmark style sentimentality offers a cautionary case study of an artist succumbing to the bottom line menta ..
The New York Times
3.1
Where these threads lead arent particularly surprising, but the film has a laid back appeal that mostly avoids overly sentimental trappings.
The Movie Boy
4.0
If you find its unfolding too slowly for you, just focus on the wonderful performances by Redford and Freeman, and theyll pull you through.
Bullz-Eye
2.0
Movies offer us wildly divergent stories with vivid, close up emotions, and so did the six fimmakers we invited to take part in the Envelope Directors ..
Calendar Live
2.5
Lopez took a chance starring opposite screen legend Jane Fonda in the fun comedy Monster In Lawand it worked.But Lifes a whole different genre.
Hollywood
2.0
Still, the story basically works, and the films laid back, low key approach is most of its charm.Its pleasantly reminiscent of the kind of down to ear ..
Seattle Pi
4.3
Likewise, Hallstroms latest is another character driven drama that moves at a snails pace, except in this case, it really delivers on its slow build w ..
3.1
With more imagination and emotional grit, this film might have been a raw, almost visceral cinematic experience instead of feeling like the work of a ..
Spliced Wire
1.5
Beautiful scenery aside, An Unfinished Life is your run of the mill kitchen sink drama of a woman trying to recover from an abusive relationship.
7M Pictures
1.3
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
4.5
Director Lasse Halstrom isnt afraid of the sentimental, or the pushing of a metaphor.
Varia Gate
4.4
Because of the performances, it really doesnt matter that the story is fairly predictable.
Three Movie Buffs
5.0
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Kansas City
3.1
An Unfinished Life is a solid movie with good acting performances, but it lacks the emotional punch one would expect from this sort of tale (an emotio ..
Waffle Movies
3.1
When a studio keeps pushing back the release date of one of its productions, it never inspires confidence.
Montreal Film Journal
2.5
Theres something strangely poignant about watching Robert Redford trying to be Clint Eastwood.
Film Guardian
2.0
Theres a touching subplot about Redfords relationship with Morgan Freemans crippled ranch hand, and some nonsense about the capture and liberation of ..
Film Guardian
3.8
An Unfinished Life teeters on the edge of being a bad movie.Because director Lasse Hallstrom consciously avoids falling off that cliff into the deeply ..
Denver Post
2.5
Normally this befalls cinematic adaptation of novels but such is the rare case of Lasse Hallstroms acclaim coveting An Unfinished Life.
Films Nobs
3.5
Even if the film is nothing more than the cinematic equivalent of a fortune cookie, its one thats easy to swallow.
Juicy Cerebellum
3.0
Perhaps described best as superbly efficient rather than memorable; its not a movie that invites or excites great and lasting passion.
Now Playing Mag
3.1
The chief issue, however, is the inability of Redford, Lopez and Freeman to fully inhabit their characters. They are always watchable and often engagi ..
Sac Ticket
3.8
Although, An Unfinished Life doesnt measure up to the best of Lasse Hallstroms work, it is, nonetheless, a beautifully filmed panoramic production wit ..
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