The Magic of Belle Isle
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  • Starring: Emma Fuhrmann, Madeline Carroll, Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen
  • Summary: Reuniting with his director from the hit film, The Bucket List, Morgan Freeman plays Monte Wildhorn, a famous Western novelist whose struggle with alcoholism has sapped his passion for writing. He takes a lakeside cabin for the summer in picturesque Belle Isle, and befriends the family next door—an attractive single mom and her young daughters—who help him find inspiration again. (Magnolia)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. New York Observer
    Reviewed by: Rex Reed
    Jul 11, 2012
    75
    The Magic of Belle Isle is a warm, human, feel-good experience about bringing out the best in people, one that brings out Morgan Freeman's best performance in years.
  2. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Keith Uhlich
    Jul 3, 2012
    60
    Though the story's wrapped-with-a-bow finale is never in doubt-ol' Meathead remains a populist, pandering Hollywood man through and through-Belle Isle still manages to cast enough of an enchanting spell.
  3. Movieline
    Reviewed by: Alison Willmore
    Jul 7, 2012
    50
    As sticky-sweet and textureless as a bowl of pudding, though an amused central performance from star Morgan Freeman continually finds nuance and the unexpected where there ultimately isn't any.
  4. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    Jul 12, 2012
    25
    For about an hour of its running time, The Magic of Belle Isle seems like a tiresome, sentimental and slow-moving story about a grumpy old man redeemed by the sweet spirit of a rural town and by the nice family that lives next door. But no, it's even worse than that.

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