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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 25800
Released: May 22, 2007 |
| Our Price: $7.42 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
An "exceptionally strong cast is the beating heart" (Variety) of this graceful and deeply moving film about the power of love and family. When the Boxer family gathers in Huntsville, Alabama, for the funeral of beloved Carmel Boxer, they are forced to come to terms with the tumultuous past.
Constellation Reviews:
Constellation 
2009-02-24 - it was a good movies, it showed a lot of things that are still causing problems with families.
This is the city.... 
2009-01-24 - I've watched this movie several times, mostly to pick out all the scenes from my beloved hometown of Huntsville, Alabama. It shows this place for what it is...a gorgeous, culturally diverse, upscale city. The exterior shots show off my hometown wonderfully (and it all really looks like that, except we don't have a restaurant on the roof of the Times building).
The setting and the eclectic soundtrack are the best things in it.
There are some wonderful actors trying their best with almost no script that matters (although Billy Dee seems half-asleep a lot of the time).
Every reaction shot is at least twice as long as it needs to be, and most scenes are, too. It's one very slow hour and a half.
My favorite scene is when a stunned, disoriented Billy Dee wanders into Melvins BBQ Place. After one of the locals tries cheerily to figure out what he wants or where is trying to go, and is met with stares and gibberish--the local man switches to deep concern: "Can I give you a ride someplace, man?" Its just so honest and deeply Southern.
It's still a popular film on BET and women's drama networks, and I can see why. It's ultimately about healing family wounds and choosing to reach out to those you love. It's also slow as molasses in January, and just as super-sweet.
Great Movie! 
2008-12-18 - This movie is for those that know what unrequited love feels like and how it can rule your life. I know exactly what the characters feel and was surprised at the moving scenes that unexpectedly came up, Billy Dee and Glenn Plummer for example. Perhaps you have to have experienced these situations to appreciate them. Emotional traumas take a very heavy toll on the heart and sometimes are never completely resolved. I Love this movie and am grateful I was able to experience this Rich Drama of the Heart with the Incredible Soundtrack.
A big Yawn!! 
2008-10-21 - I hate I bought this movie!!! Don't buy it - spend your money on a pizza
I Had High Hopes For This Movie
2008-01-01 - I was going to buy this off of Amazon but something told me to rent it first and I'm glad I did. This could have been a real good movie with a better script. The acting was superb; I was so excited to see Rae Dawn Chong, but other than that I was so NOT impressed with this movie. I'd have to watch it twice to really figure out was going on because the story is so all over the place you just really have no idea whats going on. Only thing is, it's so boring I couldn't even bother to watch it again. Honestly, I was quite angry by the time the movie ended. I'm not going to discourage anyone from buying this, but I will encourage you to rent before you buy. And if you're still intent on buying then please watch the movie and try not to be distracted by other things because it deserves attention.....ugh!!
This movie is certainly being removed from my shopping cart.
