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All Roads Lead Home (2008)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:1

Rotten:6

Average Rating:3.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: This is a movie, not so much about life, but about the absence of life that comes with great tragedy. Yet nature has a way of providing direction. Pointing left or right. Posting signals that... This is a movie, not so much about life, but about the absence of life that comes with great tragedy. Yet nature has a way of providing direction. Pointing left or right. Posting signals that ultimately bring everyone back together. A journey that starts and ends at the same place. Yet must be traveled before healing can begin.

There’s romance and comedy. Tears and anguish. Touching moments and troubling prospects. Life and death take on new meaning through mysterious pet deaths, budding romance, hidden motivations and the human need for love and understanding.

The child, her father and grandfather are joined by a veterinarian who solves mysteries and brings love back into the equation. A farm manager who isn’t at all what he appears. A motel owner who adds a mixture of humor and common sense to the evolving story. Plus dogs and parrots and horses, oh my.

This is a movie that will make you laugh and cry. Make you question certain beliefs, yet confirm others. Like the films’ title, various sub-plots all lead back to a single conclusion. A single truth about family, love, precious life and the detours that can and do, lead to a better place.

All Roads Lead Home might appear to be a simple map to follow. But the journey is what brings this family back together. Beautifully scripted, filmed and acted, this movie will touch your very soul and make you a better person for the viewing. And, after all, isn’t that what great story telling is all about? --© Official Site [More]

Starring: Peter Coyote, Jason London, Vivien Cardone, Vanessa Branch

Starring: Peter Coyote, Jason London, Vivien Cardone, Vanessa Branch, Patton Oswalt, Peter Boyle

Director: Dennis Fallon

Director: Dennis Fallon
Screenwriter: Doug Delaney
Producer: Dennis Fallon
Composer: Korey Ireland
Studio: Waldo West Production LLC

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Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
04/24/09
Urban Cinefile

Earnest, well-meaning and dreadful.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
09/26/08
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

It's a film, I guess, but just barely.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
09/26/08
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

It’s not that the film is too complicated, it’s just unwieldy.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
09/26/08
David Frese
David Frese
Kansas City Star

All Roads Lead Home is more hackneyed than it is heartwarming. It's considerably more annoying than it is enjoyable.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
09/25/08
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Starting with the ominous caveat 'Inspired by a true story', there is little indication that All Roads Lead Home is going anywhere interesting.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
09/25/08
Kerry Lengel
Kerry Lengel
Arizona Republic

If this movie were a horse, somebody would have to put it down.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
09/26/08
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

This movie about a family who is first damaged by an accidental death and healed by an accidental discovery, is inspired by a true story

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
04/24/09
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile
 
 
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