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Mercy

Play trailer Poster for Mercy R Released Apr 30, 2010 1h 27m Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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A writer (Scott Caan) pursues a romance with a critic (Wendy Glenn) who panned his work.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times I have a problem with movies about men who women cannot resist. Rated: 2/4 Jul 22, 2010 Full Review Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times Mercy is a romantic drama with some good qualities -- among them earnestness and strong performances -- but not enough to completely overcome the strain of its clichs. Rated: 2.5/5 May 6, 2010 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times Scott Caan delivers a complex portrait of a womanizing bully with a cream-puff heart. Rated: 3/5 Apr 30, 2010 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Frustratingly uneven... Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 4, 2010 Full Review Mark Peikert New York Press There's a frayed romanticism to Caan's script that belies his swaggering air of machismo; this is a man who understands the price of love, even if Johnny can't, or more probably, won't. May 5, 2010 Full Review John P. McCarthy Boxoffice Magazine Caan's decision to cast real-life pals such as Jane Fonda's son Garity, McDermott and John Boyd (as a blabbering lovesick friend)--not to mention his father--makes sense, but the decision to leave out the heart of his narrative doesn't. Rated: 2/5 Apr 30, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This, really, doesn't have any redeeming qualities. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Where it loses points is in the rather cheesy fate that befalls one of heroes in the end - most people would see it coming all the way, and in retrospect, I did, too, I just kind of forgot about it. Where it gains points is in the incredibly human and believable story it tells: it's a tautly-written and well-paced story of ill-fated love that sweeps you up and holds you tightly in its grasp. In all, it's Scott Caan's best crack at a contemporary Clint Eastwood film, and it tells a well-acted little story about a volatile writer and the fragility of all that we love in life. It didn't quite dig deeply enough into the central couple's conflicting vocations - author and book reviewer - but as a study of its central character, I really enjoyed it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I thought this was solid. I started to catch on to the 'twist', which isn't a 'twist' per se. Good performances all around. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautifully shot and poignantly written....loved it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member i loved it. Mellow in the beginning but it develops well. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely a puzzle, but a wonderful and tragic love story. Scott Caan does a fantastic job as the scarred playboy, who falls in love with with the woman who turns him down. Normally I do not enjoy choppy stories that bounce back and forth, but this one is a keeper!! I think John (Scott Caan) does a great job as the emotionally scarred writer who does not trust women, and he learns this so well while being raised by a single father who is bitter over his wife leaving, never to return. As the story pieces together bit by bit, the puzzle comes together to reveal a tragic story about a man opening up to love, loving, and losing. I give it four stars, only one deduct for the choppiness. Please watch and enjoy! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A writer (Scott Caan) pursues a romance with a critic (Wendy Glenn) who panned his work.
Director
Patrick Hoelck
Producer
Scott Caan, Vince Palomino, Phil Parmet
Screenwriter
Scott Caan
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
IFC Films
Rating
R (Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 30, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.1K
Runtime
1h 27m
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