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Evening Reviews

2007

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A drama exploring the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Grant and her daughters, Constance and Nina. As Ann lays dying, she remembers, and is moved to convey to her daughters, the defining moments in her life 50 years prior, when she was a young woman. Harris is the man Ann loves in the 1950s and never forgets. Read more

Starring	Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Wilson
Director	Lajos Koltai
Genres	Drama

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- Lajos Koltaiâs overreaching, emotionally detached adaptation of Susan Minotâs novel about New England bluebloods... read more on Time Out
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- - Amy Simmons
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  - 5
  Studied, rather than exciting.
  
  Taken from a bestseller, this is a studied, rather than exciting film. As an elderly mothers life begins to wane, her memories take over on her deathbed and ... read more »
  
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  - PaulaWestwood
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  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 24 Sep 2007 at 13:02
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  So good you can almost feel every emotion in the film
  
  If you're looking for a film that pulls on every heart string, 'Evening' is the film for you. I would be surprised if you don't shed a tear! You... read more »
  
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  - 01 Feb 2012 at 23:21
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  Be moved by Evening
  
  Fantastic cast. Beautifully shot. The moving between time periods does take a little bit of getting used to, but I thought this was a fantastic way to spend an ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Jan 2012 at 21:55
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  Evening - DVD
  
  I enjoyed this film.
  
  It was hopeful at the end and shows regret at the time. It was not an exciting film but good acting.
  
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  - 21 Sep 2011 at 13:24
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  Curtains for Evening
  
  Oh dear, I am sorry to say that I simply couldn't sit through this film to the end. It was a real disappointment. I had been looking forward to seeing ... read more »
  
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- - EMARBEE
  - 27 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Sep 2011 at 22:51
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  I've had better evenings.
  
  In spite of the stellar cast and a screenplay by Michael Cunningham who wrote The Hours, this adaptation of Susan Minot's novel is a disappointment. One can... read more »
  
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- - Nitaray
  - 206 reviews
  - Farnham
  - 04 Jul 2011 at 23:27
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  I was expecting more
  
  Could have been a great movie, the idea was good, but I was overall disappointed. You don't really get anything out of this film. Also one of the daughter ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 02 Apr 2011 at 14:34
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  Past is better than the present
  
  Unfortunately the acting of those set in the past is much better than those of the present. Collette is particularly bad as the daughter. She is supposed to ... read more »
  
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  - Midlands
  - 21 Nov 2010 at 19:01
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  The Evening
  
  I enjoyed this film but it's definitely a chick flick. I couldn't help think that Ann wasn't concentrating on her life's achievements but rather... read more »
  
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- - Sporty
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  - Kent
  - 31 Oct 2010 at 08:05
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  Evening is
  
  A beautifully-shot movie with beautiful music, beautiful performances and a beautiful message.
  
  A movie not just about life and love but friendship ... read more »
  
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  - Rinz
  - 42 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Oct 2010 at 20:52
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  Eloquent and beautiful
  
  This film is about being a woman, a mum, a sister, a daughter, a friend. It is about the pains and wonders of womanhood. I watched first two years ago halfway ... read more »
  
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- - Mapa
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  - Essex
  - 13 Mar 2010 at 21:49
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- - 36
  - 5
  Studied, rather than exciting.
  
  Taken from a bestseller, this is a studied, rather than exciting film. As an elderly mothers life begins to wane, her memories take over on her deathbed and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 478681
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  - PaulaWestwood
  - 397 reviews
  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 24 Sep 2007 at 13:02
- - 15
  - 1
  Oh NO!
  
  Cheesy, boring, hard to believe this is quite a recent film, felt more like watching really bad 1990's tv drama.
  
  Very very disappointing, pure ... read more »
  
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- - Kalina
  - 28 reviews
  - London
  - 02 Sep 2008 at 12:35
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  What a cast, what a let down
  
  In a nutshell, despite some fantastic women actors to draw you to this fulm, it was slow, predictable and really a big disappointment. It was the shortest ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 27 Feb 2008 at 09:03
- - 4
  - 0
  excellent
  
  worth a watch if you like romantic i really enjoyed it
  
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- - jane69
  - 33 reviews
  - Bradford
  - 18 Mar 2008 at 22:24
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  Evening
  
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  This is a disappointing film which jumps around from past to present. My wife likes these kind of films but became a little bemused by it all The plot was good ... read more »
  
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  - Lytham St. Annes
  - 20 Mar 2008 at 07:47
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  Beautiful but could have been better
  
  I found this film very moving, particularly thanks to the strong acting of Toni Collette, Mamie Gummel and Vanessa Redgrave. I think the film suffers from ... read more »
  
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- - jslorr
  - 14 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 29 Aug 2008 at 19:36
- - 4
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  Early 20th century costume drama romance told in flashback
  
  This is definitely one for the girls.
  
  Told in flashbacks from the heroine's deathbed the scenes return to the young lives of wealthy young ... read more »
  
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  - Essex
  - 01 Aug 2008 at 14:18
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  Forgettable
  
  This movie was boringly uneventfull and utterely forgettable ( not advised )
  
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  - Bonny scotland
  - 20 Mar 2008 at 10:19
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  My wife and I did try to like this film. We failed. You may like this film if you like a slow-moving plot, but this one moved forward at snail's pace, ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 3
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  Drivel
  
  not worth the time spent to watch
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 25 Aug 2008 at 17:13

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Critic's review
- Lajos Koltaiâs overreaching, emotionally detached adaptation of Susan Minotâs novel about New England bluebloods... read more on Time Out
- 49490
- - Amy Simmons
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20

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  A drama exploring the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Grant and her daughters, Constance and Nina. As Ann lays dying, she remembers, and is moved to convey to her daughters, the defining moments in her life 50 years prior, when she was a young woman. Harris is the man Ann loves in the ...