- Language: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B001VC99HQ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #15,505 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A special film, a great Duvall performance,
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This review is from: Tender Mercies (DVD)
A gentle quiet film, wonderfully written by Horton Foote, and featuring a magnificent performanceby Robert Duvall as an alcoholic ex-country singer star, who rediscovers himself by finding a family. Ordinarily this kind of upbeat view could be treacly, or seem like a Hollywood simplification. But here it's simultaneously rich and sparse, and even in a world where life is ultimately good, there are still tragedies big and small, broken hearts and terrible losses. This is that rare `feel good' film that earns the right. The supporting work by Tess Harper and Betty Buckley is worth mentioning as well, as is Bruce Beresford's understated but always effective and evocative direction. But ultimately it's Foote's screenplay, set in a world where predictability and cliche are the usual, that manages to pull off the almost impossible and create something unique, tender, and new.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
SIMPLE GENIUS,
By DAVID L. WOOD (ROCKSPRINGS TEXAS USA.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tender Mercies (VHS Tape)
ROBERT DUVALL WON THE BEST ACTOR OSCAR FOR HIS ROLE IN THIS LITTLE FILM AND RIGHTFULLY SO.HORTON FOOTES SIMPLE SCRIPT ALONG WITH NORTH TEXAS FLATLANDS FRAME THIS POIGNANT TALE OF AN ON THE SKIDS ONE TIME SOMEBODY IN THE WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC. ENTER MAC SLEDGE, DOWN AND OUT DRUNKARD WHO CANT EVEN PAY HIS MOTEL BILL. HE ELECTS TO WORK IT OFF AND FALLS IN LOVE WITH THE WIDOWED MOTHER/OWNER OF THE RAMSHAKLE ROADSIDE INN. TESS HARPER PLAYS THE CONSERVATIVE TEMPERANT CHRISTIAN WOMAN WHO HELPS MAC FIND HIS WAY AND MARRIES HIM IN THE PROCESS. HE SLOWLY LICKS THE BOTTLE WHILE WARRING WITH HIS EX WIFE WHO IS CURRENTLY SUCCESSFUL IN HER OWN MUSIC CAREER. THE EX COUPLE BATTLE OVER MACS RIGHTS TO SEE HIS ESTRANGED DAUGHTER PLAYED BY ELLEN BARKIN. MAC RECORDS A SINGLE AND BEGINS PLAYING WITH A LOCAL BAND. SLEDGE GETS SAVED AND BAPTISED AT THE SPURRING OF HIS NEW WIFE AND WE BEGIN TO SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL FOR OUR PROTAGONIST.<BR.... THIS IS NOT AN ACTION FLICK, A SCI FI FLUFF FILM OR A SLAP YOUR KNEE COMEDY. THIS IS A SIMPLE MOVIE WITH CHARACTERS AS RICH AS MILK CHOCALATE AND A STORY CRAFTED FROM QUALITY. IT IS DOUBTFUL THIS FILM MADE MUCH MONEY AT THE BOX OFFICE. BUT THAT IN ITSELF SHOULD TELL YOU IT IS A THINKING PERSONS FILM
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
"I don't trust happiness.",
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This review is from: Tender Mercies (DVD)
As the story opens, washed-up country singer Mac (Robert Duvall) is dead drunk in a shabby Texas motel room. With no money to pay the bill, he starts working for the widow (Tess Harper) who runs the place. Once he stops drinking, he starts liking life again and becomes close to the woman and her young son. Not one to talk about himself or the past, she doesn't know that he was once a big star.This is a wonderful, beautiful story. Duvall excels at playing honest, straightforward characters that are completely lacking in artifice and is convincing as the silent, pained has-been. His compelling performance won the Oscar in 1984. This was Tess Harper's first movie but she acts like a pro; she effortlessly portrays the simple, hardworking woman who is grateful for the tender mercies, or blessings, in her life. The two stars make you feel like you've really been to rural Texas and gotten to know and care about the folks there. The movie is quite similar in mood to "The Last Picture Show," with characters that say what they mean and know who they are. This is a quiet, touching, and utterly engaging movie about interesting people. Heartily recommended.
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