The Spitfire Grill

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Audience Member Has great moments that are higher than most movies reach. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review John A Hate to say (wanted to be enamored by it) but this film feels like a missed opportunity. Mid 90's low-budget slice-of-life motion picture has all the pieces to be a hearty/tragic multi-character study that radiates 'Indie Spirit' as many other film buffs say. 'Spitfire' suffers from a slightly soapy and far too cliched screenplay. If the initial draft had fallen into the hands of Atom Egoyan, Paul Thomas Anderson or some other auteur, the end result would've probably been one of 1996's best films all around. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/23 Full Review Leonard O The Spitfire Grill is one of my favorite movies. Allison Elliot gives us all a command performance as Percy Talbot, a young woman fresh out of prison looking for a fresh start the small town of Gilead Maine where she finds work at a small restaurant known as the Spitfire Grill owned, operated and employed by Hannah Fergusson (Ellen Burstyn). She soon develops friendships and has others wondering why she chose to restart her life in Gilead. The movie is well written and well acted by all actors in the movie. It's a movie I'll never forget. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Other than what others say, this movie is a classic, it is well done, heartfelt and unique as far as I can see. The acting by Allison Elliot, Ellen Burstyn and many others in the movie is simply amazing. You will be blown away by the scenery and motion here. Percy Talbot (Allison Elliot) is a convict released from prison and settles in Gillead Maine and starts working at the Spitfire Grill owned and operated by Hannah Ferguson (Ellen Burstyn). At first Percy is met with criticism by almost everyone in town but soon builds friendships with people in town. Percy and Hannah build a strong bond of friendship. Percy finds a way to help Hannah sell her grill but Hannah's son soon starts believing Percy is only there to try and cause trouble in his familly and starts something he soon regrets. The Spitfire Grill is a movie about how a new person can come to town and build the kinds of friendships she never had in life before. This movie will make you wonder, smile and cry. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review steve d Melodramatic and sometimes ridiculous Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The sad, outdated, often wrong Rotten Tomatoes "Tomatometer" gives this film a low rating (33% at the time of this review). But when judging by actual viewer/reviewer ratings (the Audience) you always see much higher ratings. For instance, The Spitfire Grill holds a strong 5 star rating with 90% of its reviewers on Amazon and also a 75+% by the "Audience" here. Don't let the jaded opinions of Rotten Tomatoes "critics" cause you to miss out on a very beautiful film. This is a wonderful little film that just might change your life in a very big way. I highly recommend this movie. One of my all-time favorites! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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