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Unfinished Song

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An aging British curmudgeon (Terence Stamp) joins a community choir to cheer his cancer-stricken wife (Vanessa Redgrave).
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It's unabashedly sentimental, but thanks to reliably powerful performances from a well-rounded veteran cast, Unfinished Song proves a sweetly compelling character piece.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk 09/05/2017
4/5
Funny and heart-warming, it's a bit like Amour meets The Voice and The Full Monty. Go to Full Review
Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch 07/05/2013
2.5/4
The crescendo of two resonant careers makes the false notes of "Unfinished Song" forgivable. Go to Full Review
John Anderson Newsday 07/04/2013
2.5/4
Shamelessly sentimental, cute to a fault, but the acting is first-rate. Go to Full Review
Cory Woodroof Lumination Network 02/11/2022
Unfinished Song is a moving dramedy that highlights some strong acting and a deft screenplay. Go to Full Review
Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens 11/27/2019
There is nothing unfinished about Unfinished Song. It sings to the heart. Go to Full Review
Katie Smith-Wong Flick Feast 11/25/2019
2.5/5
The film is, however, saved by the strong performances from Redgrave and Stamp. Go to Full Review
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Tony S 01/02/2024 I enjoyed this a lot, watching on Britbox, UK title for this movie is "song for Marion". It's a family movie, not afraid to be sentimental, a lot of familiar tropes, but well put together. Basically, an old husband, a grumpy old man (Terrence Stamp) accompanies his wife, ill and wheelchair bound (Vanessa Redgrave), to her beloved musical choir activities, and has a difficult relationship with his son who has a daughter. The choir leader (Gemma Arthurson) coaxes him to join. Through the magic of music, grumpy old man recovers his humanity and his relationship with his son. The performances were superb, particularly by Vanessa Redgrave, who was lutterly radiant, despite her advanced years, Terrence Stamp did a very good job of portraying a grumpy Grizzled old man who loves his wife, but has been worn down by the long years of caring, and doing nothing much else, Gemma Arthurson added excellent youth and vigour. Christopher Eccleston did a good job of playing the adult son worn down by his father‘s irascible behaviour. Very good choice of songs added to the tearjerker the writer/Director wanted, especially "True Colors" and Billy Joel's lullaby "Goodnight my angel" repurposed. See more Ashley H @ashleyhobgood87 10/31/2023 Unfinished Song is an okay film. It is about a grumpy pensioner pensioner who honors his recently deceased wife's passion for performing by joining the local choir. Terrence Stamp and Gemma Arterton give decent performances. The script is a little slow in places. Paul Andrew Williams did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture. I liked the motion picture because of the humor and drama. See more jill l 07/17/2021 Perhaps it takes a person of a certain age to appreciate this movie. Tearjerker. Losing a spouse. Facing mortality. Family estrangement. Redemption. And a cast of old people!! :) Yes, the choir portion of the story, though entertaining, is cliched, but the choir is not the key part of the story. See more georgan g 03/10/2021 Sweet without being sappy, with the usual brilliant performances by Terence Stamp and Vanessa Redgrave! See more 09/15/2018 The Sentiments Are There, But Pieces Of The Story Join Together All Too Conveniently. While That Can Be Nice, When You Want An Unthinking Piece Of Drama, We Are Never Enlightened Here. I Foundd It Frustrating The Father-Sons Enbittered Eelationship Was Never Given A Reason For Being That Way, Or Why The Father Was Such A Crank In The First Place. A More Thoughtful Exploration Of Things Would Have Worked Better For Me.Instead, It Was All Much Of A Muchness..& A Bit Of Old People Singing. See more 12/05/2017 This film is basically a decent cup of tea on a wet drisly Sunday. It's exactly what you'd expect, it's completely predictable but that doesn't detract from it being touching and really heartfelt at times. Stamp singing Billy Joel at the end will have even the hardiest at least wiping away a tear. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An aging British curmudgeon (Terence Stamp) joins a community choir to cheer his cancer-stricken wife (Vanessa Redgrave).
Director
Paul Andrew Williams
Producer
Ken Marshall, Philip Moross
Screenwriter
Paul Andrew Williams
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sexual References|Rude Gestures)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 21, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 24, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.7M
Runtime
1h 33m
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