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One of my favorites
I seldom watch a movie twice before I turn it back into the rental store, but I watched this one three times, twice by myself and once to share with a friend. It didn't get a lot of promotion, and it isn't a movie for everyone. But if you like feel good movies and love Vanessa Redgrave, this is a sure winner. Redgrave, as always, delivers a wonderful performance. The friendship between herself and the boy is just one of the many elements that charm you. The magic in this movie is memorable.


Great movie
I just saw this movie on television recently. I'm convinced Vanessa Redgrave will be just as strong and commanding when she's 90. She was incredible in this part. I agreed with another reviewer that the best scenes were between her and the boy, and the other characters just left you feeling a little annoyed (except for the uncle--he was funny). The stepmother was just a little "too concerned" to be believable. And what father loses his wife, get re-married & then stays gone 98% of the time? The ending also kind of sucked. I didn't care about the "communication from beyond"--I just wanted them to go on & keep being friends.

Lacked a Sense of Magic
I enjoyed this film, but while watching I kept thinking that what was needed was the sense of wonder that Steven Spielberg brings to many of his films. Vanessa Redgrave co-stars in this film, "Rumor Of Angels", and she is much better that the limits the character placed upon her. She is striking with her white hair and ice blue eyes, and visually was perfect for her character. The young boy, Colin Rogers, in the film was very good, and when he was onscreen Ray Liotta was good but seemed to be a bit miscast. The performer that got the most from his role was Ron Livingston playing the perennial superficially slow, but incisive role.

The movie was best when it had only the elderly woman and the boy she was teaching on screen. When other characters appeared that often seemed to be more of an intrusion, and their reason for interceding often seemed weak. The ending was a bit of a stretch and was the type of scene that separates spectacular direction from the mainstream. Handled well it would have been a very moving moment, handled as it was it came close to generating a chuckle, which was most definitely not the response the director was searching for.

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