Grace is Gone

John Cusack in ''one of the best performances of his career.''


Grace is Gone
This character study focuses on a soldier, whose wife, also a soldier, is doing a tour of duty in the Middle East. He is struggling at work, and at home, caring for their two young daughters. Then tragedy strikes, and he learns that his wife has been killed. Unable to bring himself to tell his two daughters, he instead takes them on a long road trip to a kiddie theme park. As per road trip movies, they have adventures along the way, but putting off telling them starts to build the pressure. Take tissues.

85 minutes.
Mature Accompaniment under 10 (Language).
Drama, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Not quite the threesome I had in mind...
Not quite the threesome I had in mind...

Credits

Cast
John Cusack, Shelan O'Keefe, Gracie Bednarczyk, Alessandro Nivola
Director
James C. Strouse
ScreenplayJames C. Strouse
MusicClint Eastwood
CinematographyJean-Louis Bompoint
EditingJoe Klotz
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2007
Produced byPlum Pictures, New Crime Productions, Benedek Films, Hart-Lunsford Pictures

IMDB page

Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageSome
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsA gentle and slow sad film with an adult central theme of the loss of a wife and mother. Potentially disturbing for younger viewers, especially sensitive children.
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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith
10
Die Burger
Jacques Liebenberg
15
Cape Times
Kevin Crust
10
The Citizen
Annette Bayne quote iconGiven the nature of the story, a little cry is very likely, but you may begrudge director Strouse the damp tissues, given his sometimes obvious manipulation of the tear ducts.
12
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
15
24.com
Ivan Sadler quote iconGrace is Gone is a well made drama with excellent acting from the entire cast, and should earn Cusack real respect.
15
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert quote iconGrace Is Gone is not a great movie, simply functional, but Cusack gives a great performance.
15
ReelViews
James Berardinelli quote iconUltimately, this is worth seeing for Cusack's nuanced and powerful performance and for the emotions that the director successfully excavates.
15
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers quote iconSimplicity -- four-square, not sappy -- is rare in film.
15
Metacritic.com
18 critics
13
Rottentomatoes critics
60 critics
12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconA heartfelt, finely acted portrayal of grief and healing.
12

What the People say

Internet
560 Netizens quote iconVery poorly shot film
14

Average .. 67%

13




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