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5.5/10   302 votes
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Director:

Charles McDougall

Writers (WGA):

Meg Wolitzer (novel)
Matthew McDuffie (teleplay)

Contact:

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Release Date:

1 January 2006 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

The hardest part is letting go.

Plot:

When her daughter Sara (Davalos) unexpectedly passes away, Natalie (Keaton) retreats to the summer home where she and Sara used to visit. Time with her best friends and some of Sara's friends help her deal with her loss. | add synopsis

Awards:

1 nomination more

User Comments:

This movie doesn't get enough credit more (21 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)

Diane Keaton ... Natalie Swerdlow

Tom Everett Scott ... Adam

Alexa Davalos ... Sara

Lauren German ... Maddy

Josh Hopkins ... Peter

Chris Pine ... Shawn

Peter Riegert ... Mel
Marnie Crossen ... Mrs. Moyles

Myra McWethy ... Bearded Lady

Roy Werner ... Harvey
Liam Lynch ... Sara's Lover
Ron Christopher Jones ... Gay Bar Patron (as RC Jones)

Emil Lin ... Gay Bar Friend
Leonard Stone ... Neighbor

Michael Hagiwara ... Sushi Chef
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Additional Details

Runtime:

USA:87 min (DVD version) | 120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Continuity: The baby's hair length changes as Keaton's character cuddles it in the kitchen, 2/3 of the way through the movie. more

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939) more


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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
This movie doesn't get enough credit, 2 January 2006
7/10
Author: KarlCrys4Ophelia from United States

I completely disagree with the other comments posted on this movie. For instance, the movie is based on the book and if the writer had a gay character in it then how could "Hollywood" just throw in a token gay character in the movie. And besides there was two gay characters and I thought they reflected each other great. One was normal and the other was more feminine but it wasn't over the top. And Diane Keaton gave a wonderful performance and if the other reviewer had the decency to actual watch the entire film they would have seen that her character developed through out the film by interacting with the other characters. For instance when she and Adam went to look at the car that Sara crashed in the junkyard you could see the maternal side of her come out and later in the film you saw that she too was invincible. But I guess if you're too worried about gay characters and characters that are flawed then this movie is bad. But if you're more open-minded and I don't know actually have some inkling of what is good then you'll enjoy this film.

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