Evening

Starring: Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Wilson, Hugh Dancy

Directed by: Lajos Koltai

RS: 2.5of 4 Stars Average User Rating: 2.5of 4 Stars

2007 Focus Features All Movies

Susan Minot’s resplendent novel of a dying woman, Ann Lord (Vanessa Redgrave), remembering her defining romance with the man who got away (Patrick Wilson) stumbles on its way to the screen. Hungarian director Lajos Koltai (Fateless) pushes emotions that need to flow. But the actors, including Toni Collette and Natasha Richardson (Redgrave is her mom) as Ann’s daughters, provide flashes of brilliance. Hugh Dancy scores as the plot’s catalyst for tragedy. And Claire Danes is stellar as the young Ann, attending the Newport, Rhode Island, wedding of her friend Lila (Mamie Gummer). Even if you don’t know that Gummer, 23, is the daughter of Meryl Streep, who plays the older Lila, the resemblance hits you instantly. But Gummer proves her talent is her own in a star-is-born performance that signals an exceptional career ahead.

PETER TRAVERS

(Posted: Jun 13, 2007)

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Though the movie does not a have the strongest depth in the end, I must say that I am shocked at how emotional and realistic it was. My favorite actor was Hugh Dancy because of his emotion. For a man that came from Ella Enchanted to this movie, I am impressed. He makes you fall in love with his wit and he makes you cry along with him in his misery. You feel for him all the way through but at the same time you know that Danes is not for him. Claire Danes does an amazing job also along with her co-star Patrick Wilson. If you have seen the movie did you ever notice that he never really opened up? He did a good job of keeping his charming yet mysterious character. I am not a writer so I am going to stop but I must say that I loved, cried, and felt for every part of this movie. The cast was amazing! The only problem I had was that the ending confused me...what was that depth? With movies like Evan Almighty out right now, this is a touch of brilliance.

Jun 30, 2007 18:47:04

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