Paul Newman,
Robby Benson,
Ellen Barkin,
Wilford Brimley,
Judith Ivey
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Harry (Paul Newman), a middle-aged hardhat, has trouble communicating with his teenaged son Howard (Robby Benson). While Harry wants Howard to find a bread-and-butter job, the sensitive boy would rath... read more
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April 5, 2011The narrative line of the script is scattered and seems to pick up ideas and problems and then drop them without resolution to tackle some other tangential issue. The issues all pertain to the relationship between the father and son but it would have been better to focus more on ... read more
Critic Reviews
June 17, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie might have worked if it had been a satire of those awful made-for-TV Family Problem Movies. Unfortunately, it does not seem to know it is funny. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times
A decently intentioned but rather drab mess of a movie. Full Review
June 17, 2008
TV Guide's Movie Guide
The film is definitely overlong, bordering on the dull. Full Review
June 17, 2008
Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser
Produced, directed and even partially scripted by Newman, the story about a man suffering from a heart condition is hardly exciting or rewarding material.
February 21, 2008
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
OK pairing of Paul Newman and Robby Benson in domestic drama.
May 24, 2003
Film4
The script offers few insights and the plot is too predictable to create any tension. Full Review
June 25, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
No review available.
May 6, 2005
Clint Morris, Film Threat
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