Advantages: An exquisite, moving family drama with three superb performances Disadvantages: The subject matter is so realistic it may be tough to take for some watchers
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TITLE : One True Thing
RATING: *****
CAST: Meryl Streep, Renee Zellweger, William Hurt, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham, Nicky Katt, James Eckhouse, Patrick Breen, Gerrit Graham, David Byron, Stephen Peabody.
DIRECTOR: Carl Franklin
SCREENWRITER: Karen Croner
BASED ON A NOVEL BY: Anna Quindlen
STUDIO: Universal Pictures
RUNNING TIME: 127 min. RATED: R (US) & 15 (UK); for ... ...lymphoma; I was the only one with her in the hospital when she passed, and it traumatized me, if you could imagine. She was a wonderful lady who enjoyed life as much as she could after my father's death in 2003, and I will always miss her. She loved reading my film reviews every chance she got, and was anxious to see myself actually getting into the film business myself. Ironically, the original screenplay I've been working on is about the relationship ...
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