Longing

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Pete W @Pete-W Jun 21 The lead actors gave me hope that this would be an exceptionally good film. It wasn't. I wonder what made the Israeli version so much better — the reviews for that one are outstanding. See more Sandie D. @Sdennis1950 May 10 What analyzing disappointment and waste of time. The abrupt end was the cherry on top of a ridiculously weird movie. Even Richard Gere's stilted performance couldn't save this effort. So much was tossed into this melodrama and never connected. As others have said, this film will leave you longing for a redo with better screen writers and direction. See more Adam S @RT56656168 Apr 15 This was close to being really good. If only it had a competent writer/director. Subject matter was poignant and difficult, but was handled so poorly and in bad taste for the most part. Gere was actually good for once, but this film is filled with holes and unfinished storylines/character arcs. Hopefully a proper filmmaker makes a version of this film someday. See more Kyle M @RT77296778 Mar 22 Savi Gabizon’s own remake doesn’t seem to add nor further enlighten the compelling story due to the questionable lack of focus and awkward participation from the cast, perhaps due to sentimental refrain, disappointingly reducing one’s grieving wonder to the beginning and climatic end for aligning dramatic expectations with Richard Gere decently performing without also straying far from his typecasting. (B-) See more R T @WriteToLive Mar 20 This movies was so shockingly bad that it has altered the way I feel about Richard Gere. In it Gere is the father of a dead 19 year old son who is killed in an auto accident before Gere's character ever meets him or even knows his son exists. The son turns out to be a drug dealer (the least of the young man's flaws) a serial stalker and public humiliator of his French teacher with whom he is obsessed. The shocking part is that Gere's character condones and even romanticizes his son's stalking and threat to the teacher, as does the dead son's mother. I just do not know why Gere would have chosen to participate in such a creepy movie at the later stage of his acting career. The movie is so out of sinc with our society's understanding of male predatory behavior. See more Frans B @FransB Mar 9 Not convincing. Not authentic, no emotion, looks like a Gere idea in an attempt to seem important? Failed miserably. How Diane Kruger and Gere accepted this is beyond comprehension. Sleepy, hollow. That's it See more Read all reviews

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