The Greatest

Name: The Greatest
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: April 2, 2010
Rating: 45

2010

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Paladin (II) | Release Date: April 2, 2010 | R

Summary: When a young woman, Rose, shows up a few months later announcing that she is pregnant with Bennett’s child, the Brewers are forced to take her in. At first, Rose’s presence threatens to tear the family even further apart but, eventually, her interaction with each of the Brewers proves to be the very thing that brings them back together.When a young woman, Rose, shows up a few months later announcing that she is pregnant with Bennett’s child, the Brewers are forced to take her in. At first, Rose’s presence threatens to tear the family even further apart but, eventually, her interaction with each of the Brewers proves to be the very thing that brings them back together. (Paladin Films)… Expand

Director: Shana Feste

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: R

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Rex Reed

A film of maturity and courage, one that kept me consistently engaged. Quite an accomplishment, really, for a new filmmaker on her first date with a camera. Read full review

Peter Travers

Brosnan, on a roll with this film and "The Ghost Writer," vividly etches the emotional fissures in a man coming apart. The Greatest takes a piece out of you. Read full review

Carrie Rickey

Brosnan, who finds the truth in his character, is quite affecting. And Mulligan, gamely defining a surprisingly undefined young woman, is like a sunbeam piercing the gloom. Read full review

Roger Ebert

So the screenplay is a soap operatic mess, involving distractions, loose ends, and sheer carelessness. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Unfortunately, though its heart is smack in the right place, The Greatest tends to play more like a collection of appropriate, well-acted scenes than as a fully satisfying narrative. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Not a sterling example of how to make a high-toned weepie, let alone a serious examination of trauma. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Not even the skillful performances of its stars, Susan Sarandon and Pierce Brosnan, playing the boy’s parents, can cover up the mysterious gaps in continuity of a screenplay whose thudding dialogue spells out every emotion while refusing to clarify many crucial plot details. Read full review

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