It gets to its hugely emotional destination without ever having to put the foot down; a poignant and provocative road movie.
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02/20/08
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
78 %
Reviews Counted: 41 Fresh: 32 Rotten:9 Average Rating: 6.9/10
Consensus:
Warm and smartly paced, and boasting impeccable performances from Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Synopsis: Director Bruce Beresford's affinity for the subtleties of southern life is apparent in this adaptation of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Starring Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan and Morgan Freeman as Hoke Colburn, the film opens in late-1940s Atlanta. Since Miss Daisy is... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle
Director: Bruce Beresford
Reviews
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Ultimately this is an intelligent feel-good movie that had Oscar material stamped all over the screenplay, but lacks the bite or insight that could have turned it into something truly special.
02/20/08
Top Critic
Far too cosy to serve as an effective social or political metaphor; better to regard it as a solid ensemble piece.
01/26/06
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05/12/08
Bruce Beresford's sensitive direction complements Alfred Uhry's skillful adapation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
01/28/08
Top Critic
Chief among the film's rewards are the extraordinary performances of its trio of stars, Freeman, Tandy, and Aykroyd.
02/05/07
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The movie also has something legitimate and instructive to say about the subtlety and intricacy of everyday race relations in the south during the period covered (roughly 1948 to '73).
02/05/07
Tandy and Freeman are terrific in this beautiful film about the commonalities between people who seem so different.
01/04/07
The low budget (7.5 million), modest storytelling, and likable performances must have impressed the Academy for the movie won the Best Picture Oscar and Best Actress for Jessica Tandy, thus establishing her as a screen star at an old age.
12/30/05
A toothless message movie, timidly espousing homogenized morals and terrified of offending anyone.
05/02/04
Strikes the right chords in both drama and comedy, but given the setting and subject matter, doesn’t really have anything important or original to say.
10/27/03
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