• Summary: Abner Meecham flees a nursing facility and returns to his Tennessee farm, only to discover his son has leased his farm to his old foe, Lonzo Choat. The two men end up in a grudge match, claiming their right to the land. (Freestyle Releasing)
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Reviewed by: Gary Goldstein
    100
    It's hard to believe, but Hal Holbrook, one of the stage and screen's enduring talents, has never had the solo lead in a feature film. That has been duly rectified with the actor's achingly memorable star performance in the superb That Evening Sun.
  2. Reviewed by: Scott Knopf
    90
    Halbrook absolutely nails the lead role of Mr. Abner Meecham, the headstrong farmer whose lips can't form the words "give up."
  3. Director Scott Teems' film is as quiet as untilled soil -- not always a good thing -- but Holbrook has a handle on where to dig.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. VanessaR
    9
    Wonderful, surprising film, on every level.
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