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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ryan Reynolds | ... | Michael | |
| Willem Dafoe | ... | Charles | |
| Emily Watson | ... | Jane | |
| Carrie-Anne Moss | ... | Kelly (as Carrie Anne Moss) | |
| Julia Roberts | ... | Lisa | |
| Ioan Gruffudd | ... | Addison | |
| Hayden Panettiere | ... | Young Jane | |
| Shannon Lucio | ... | Ryne | |
| Cayden Boyd | ... | Young Michael | |
| George Newbern | ... | Jimmy (as George Newburn) | |
| Chase Ellison | ... | Christopher | |
| Brooklynn Proulx | ... | Leslie | |
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Diane Perella | ... | Flight Attendant |
| Natalie Karp | ... | Social Worker | |
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John C. Stennfeld | ... | Reverend Byers (as Reverend John Stennfeld) |
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A family with an abusive father, a sensitive son, and a mother out of her depth: we see them when Michael is about 12 and when he's in his 30's, a writer of romance novels, going home for his mother and sister's college graduations. We go back and forth between the two periods: when Michael is a boy, the pressure builds to the point when the thin thread keeping them as a family threatens to break, and there's a fight. During Michael's trip home, there's an unexpected death which prolongs his stay and brings to the light his relationship with his father, his aunt, and her young children. Michael's estranged wife joins them for the funeral. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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17 July 2008 (Greece) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$36,884, 16 October 2011Gross USA:
$70,600Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$6,692,182Company Credits
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[turns to Leslie]
Jimmy: Say hello to your cousin.
Michael: [to Leslie, when she doesn't say anything] You're short.
Jimmy: [to Michael] Yeah guest room's upstairs, second door on the right, but I guess you know that because uh this is your home.
Leslie: Uncle Charlie said it's our home now.
Jimmy: You're right honey, it is our home now. But um, Michael grew up here so... it's his home, too.
Leslie: But it's our home.
Jimmy: [picks Leslie up]
[...]
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Performed by Gary Jules
Written by Gary Jules
Courtesy of Down Up Down Music
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Julia Roberts and Ryan Reynolds were to previously star in The Proposal, until Roberts dropped out due to salary demands. See more »Goofs
When Kelly first appears walking into the house after the funeral, the boom mic is visibly above the doorway. See more »Quotes
Jimmy: [to Michael] Gotta tell you my kids love it here. Christopher's in your old room and Leslie here is in Ryne's.[turns to Leslie]
Jimmy: Say hello to your cousin.
Michael: [to Leslie, when she doesn't say anything] You're short.
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Leslie: Uncle Charlie said it's our home now.
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Leslie: But it's our home.
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[...]
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I agree with Raj Doctor, although I would rate the film higher.
The film was released in Russia with little publicity and became lost in the summer blockbusters. Without revealing information, the acting is excellent. The story is very indeed very realistic. If you find realism boring, then this is not a film for you.
The final third of the film, however, is missing. I have read that at the Berlin Film Festival, where the film premiered, it was announced to be 2 hours long, but the version in Russia is missing 20 minutes. Because the ending felt rushed while the rest of it was very well controlled, I cannot help but believe that this time was taken out of the final act. It's a shame really, because it could have been a great film. As it is, it is still a very good film that I recommend for the patient viewer.