The Long Way Home details
| Format: | PG DVD |
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| Starring: | Sarah Paulson, Kristin Griffith, Rosemary Dunsmore, Jack Lemmon, Garwin Sanford |
| Director: | Glenn Jordan |
| Genre: | Drama - General |
| Studio: | IN2FILM |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Long Way Home |
PG Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 27 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 01 Mar 2004 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Bridging the generation gap
By a customer from dartford kent , 22 Jul 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
Tom Gerrin, (Jack Lemmon), is a 75 year old widower who finds himself at the mercy of decisions made for him by his two daughters and two sons after the death of his wife. Under pressure from his family he moves into his sons’ home, but becomes irritated with the way they overprotect him, making decisions on his behalf and treating him almost as one of their children. While walking home, Tom comes close to being run over by Leanne Bossert, (Sarah Paulson), a young female college student who is driving across the country to visit her parents in California. This chance meeting prompts Tom to spontaneously hitch a ride with the young woman on her cross country journey to California in order to meet up with an old sweetheart he had not seen for 50 years. On their journey Tom and Leanne's friendship blossoms and the generational gap of their friendship helps them both to reflect and later understand to what is important in their lives and why the family members closest to you, behave the way they do. Interspersed with witty dialogue and escapades with various characters they meet along the way, ‘The Long Way Home’ is a gentle heart warming feel good movie that touches on the bittersweet relationship between parents and their children and the ageism and ignorance that often separates them.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(4)long way home
By a customer , 05 Feb 2012I have a hearing problem and need subtitles I was unable to watch this DVD as it didn't have them.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Bridging the generation gap
By a customer from dartford kent , 22 Jul 2005Tom Gerrin, (Jack Lemmon), is a 75 year old widower who finds himself at the mercy of decisions made for him by his two daughters and two sons after the death of his wife. Under pressure from his family he moves into his sons’ home, but becomes irritated with the way they overprotect him, making decisions on his behalf and treating him almost as one of their children. While walking home, Tom comes close to being run over by Leanne Bossert, (Sarah Paulson), a young female college student who is driving across the country to visit her parents in California. This chance meeting prompts Tom to spontaneously hitch a ride with the young woman on her cross country journey to California in order to meet up with an old sweetheart he had not seen for 50 years. On their journey Tom and Leanne's friendship blossoms and the generational gap of their friendship helps them both to reflect and later understand to what is important in their lives and why the family members closest to you, behave the way they do. Interspersed with witty dialogue and escapades with various characters they meet along the way, ‘The Long Way Home’ is a gentle heart warming feel good movie that touches on the bittersweet relationship between parents and their children and the ageism and ignorance that often separates them.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A Wisdom Of Life
By Mark Radford from Near Worksop, England , 13 Apr 2005It's clearly an low budget 'B'movie for afternoon TV and it plods along as expected with no real dramatic scenes. The storyline is good with a journey of a young woman with an old man and they talks on life in general. The casting is good with Sarah Paulson deserving roles in bigger movies after I first saw her in 'American Gothic'.- Was this review helpful to you?
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'Oldies' are people too...
By a customer from UK, Midlands , 14 Feb 2005A beautifully made and thoughtful film by Glenn Jordan, with touching, yet unsentimental acting by both Jack Lemmon and Sarah Paulson. As in 'Lost in Translation' an unexpected relationship between two people of different ages is the main dynamic here. But in 'A Long Way Home' the power of their relationship, and Sarah Paulson's warmth and directness within it, act as a catlyst for the older Jack Lemmon to reassess his life, his missed opportunities and the real value of the bond he has with his own children.
The plot is not without some clunky moments though and there are one or two awkward fades which presumably heralded advertising breaks in the TV original. And just occasionaly the tone comes within a hair's breadth of schmaltzy, but the quality of the acting, and the director's capable handling of feeling and emotion largely keep the film honest and the viewer engaged and concerned about what happens to the participants. Overall this is a lovely film and should be enjoyed.- Was this review helpful to you?
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