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  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
  • 1 h 41 m

Summary Tom and Megan Stark always thought there would be time--—time to have children, time to take that trip to San Francisco, time to fix the problems in their marriage. But Megan's illness and Tom's inability to face the possibility of losing her are stealing all the time they have left. All Tom can do is bury himself in his job as a train c...

Directed By: Alison Eastwood

Written By: Micky Levy

  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
  • 1 h 41 m

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Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Summary Tom and Megan Stark always thought there would be time--—time to have children, time to take that trip to San Francisco, time to fix the problems in their marriage. But Megan's illness and Tom's inability to face the possibility of losing her are stealing all the time they have left. All Tom can do is bury himself in his job as a train c...

Directed By: Alison Eastwood

Written By: Micky Levy

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
44
13% Positive
2 Reviews
67% Mixed
10 Reviews
20% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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67% Mixed
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20% Negative
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63
I found the opening third tremendously intriguing and involving, I thought the emotions were so real they could be touched, but then the film lost its way and fell into the clutches of sentimental melodrama.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
60
Everything looks professional if undistinguished.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW
50
A heartfelt but dramatically flat portrait of a couple grappling with one tragedy whose lives are profoundly affected by the outcome of another.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
50
While it features three strong performance and the debut of a promising filmmaker, the story line is obvious and rather melodramatic.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW
50
Alison Eastwood's debut feature is slow, deliberate, assured, and shot with a graceful feel for place--none of which is enough to overcome the creaky themes that tie this hackneyed domestic drama together with fearsome symmetry.
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25
Chock-full of holes.
By Ruthe Stein FULL REVIEW
25
The film rings so consistently false that it's more likely to induce snickers and eye-rolling.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Malpaso Productions
Release Date Oct 26, 2007
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline When life comes apart, love puts it back together.
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Awards

Young Artist Awards
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