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The Leisure Seeker

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Traveling in their family Leisure Seeker vintage recreational vehicle, John and Ella Spencer take one last road trip from Boston to the Hemingway House in the Florida Keys before his Alzheimer's and her cancer can catch up with them.
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The Leisure Seeker certainly doesn't suffer from any shortage of acting talent, but it's largely squandered on a predictable, diffuse drama with little to say.

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Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader Finding any comedy in aggressive diseases requires a delicacy of tone absent from this plodding adaptation of Michael Zadoorian's novel. Mar 9, 2020 Full Review David Stratton The Australian It's one of those movies that makes you feel rather sad for everyone concerned with making it. Rated: 1/5 Jun 15, 2018 Full Review Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald [The Leisure Seeker] is a predictable scenario. It can't be anything else. But these two great talents invest it with humanity and courage in the face of its inescapable home truths. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 13, 2018 Full Review Serena Seghedoni Loud and Clear Reviews a bold, convincing story of courage and resilience that is all but predictable, and moves and entertains exactly in the right measure and right up till the very end. Nov 4, 2023 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse The stars glide through the spotty material finding humanity and the touching moments tucked away in this overly sentimental travelogue. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 4, 2021 Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Uneven but with some true grace notes between this fabulous duo. Jun 2, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Georgan G This movie was offensive in so many ways. The wife could not accept the husband's dementia so was cruel to him every time he couldn't remember something. She also did not keep an eye on him, so problems ensured from that. And the finale of murder-suicide is SO AGEIST! So, all infirm people should end it all? Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/25/24 Full Review Tom W I would have preferred a faster pace. Some of the humor wasn't so funny. And I got quite tired of their son's whining. Having said that, I enjoyed the movie. Mirren & Sutherland are well paired. Under the circumstances, I think the ending was an agreeable one. I'm 79 years old, a year older than Mirren & 9 yrs younger than Southerland. The movie struck more chords for me than it would have 20-30 years ago. Janis Joplin singing "Me & Bobby McGee" fit perfectly. "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose." Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/15/23 Full Review John C Perhaps predictable, but very well produced and with a wonderful acting performance by Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland. This movie always runs on a thin line between comedy and drama. However, in the end, a romantic and moving story! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A movie that resonates with an older crowd and hits so many points dead on. I do not know how I would've felt about this movie in my younger years, but I think it's a great conversation piece for multi-geberational families. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Amo esses filmes fofinhos e tristes, ao mesmo tempo, poético e melancólico, feito para nos emocionar até a última lágrima… E a trilha sonora, para embalar os rompantes de memória dela, e a amor incondicional dela… Coisa mais Fofa e encantadora… Não tão dramático, por terem focado na carga cômica, e aquele final surpreendente, e, em simultâneo, previsível, paradoxo, como a vida e a morte, saúde e doença… Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member I thought it was an interesting story overall with a great cast, but slow-moving at times and yet still keeps you engaged throughout as to what will happen next Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Traveling in their family Leisure Seeker vintage recreational vehicle, John and Ella Spencer take one last road trip from Boston to the Hemingway House in the Florida Keys before his Alzheimer's and her cancer can catch up with them.
Director
Paolo Virzì
Producer
Marco Cohen, Fabrizio Donvito, Benedetto Habib
Screenwriter
Paolo Virzì, Francesco Piccolo, Francesca Archibugi, Stephen Amidon
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Indiana Production Company
Rating
R (Some Sexual Material)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 9, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 10, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.2M
Runtime
1h 52m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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