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Gracie (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 87

Fresh: 51

Rotten:36

Average Rating: 5.8/10

Consensus: Gracie can be rousing and touching in spots, but is ultimately undone by its predictable story arc and a lack of nuance.

Runtime: 2 hrs 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Set in 1978, Gracie is an inspirational film about a teenage girl who overcomes the loss of her brother and fights the odds to achieve her dream of playing competitive soccer at a time when girls’ soccer did not exist. Based on true events from... Set in 1978, Gracie is an inspirational film about a teenage girl who overcomes the loss of her brother and fights the odds to achieve her dream of playing competitive soccer at a time when girls’ soccer did not exist. Based on true events from the lives of the Shue family (producer and co-star Andrew Shue, Academy Award®-nominated actress Elisabeth Shue), the film is directed by Academy Award®-winning director Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth), who happens to be part of the family as well, being married to Elisabeth Shue. The film also features a terrific 1970's soundtrack including classic songs from Boston, Blondie, Aretha Franklin, and the Boss, Bruce Springsteen. Living in South Orange New Jersey, 15 year old Gracie Bowen (Carly Schroeder) is the only girl in a family of three brothers. Their family life revolves almost entirely around soccer: her father (Dermot Mulroney) and brothers are obsessed with the sport, practicing in the backyard's makeshift field every day from morning ‘til night. Tragedy unexpectedly strikes when Gracie's older brother Johnny (Jesse Lee Soffer), star of the high school varsity soccer team and Gracie's only protector, is killed in a car accident. Struggling with grief over her family's loss, Gracie decides to fill the void left on her brother's team by petitioning the school board to allow her to play on the boy's high school varsity soccer team in his place. Her father, a former soccer star himself, tries to prove to Gracie that she is not tough enough or talented enough to play with boys. Her mother, Lindsey Bowen (Elisabeth Shue) already an outsider in the sports-obsessed family, is no help either. Undeterred, Gracie finds reserves of strength she never knew existed, and persists in changing everyone's beliefs in what she is capable of, including her own. Gracie not only forces her father to wake up from his grief and see her as the beautiful and strong person that she has always been but she also brings her family together in the face of their tragedy. -- © Picturehouse [More]

Starring: Carly Schroeder, Dermot Mulroney, Elisabeth Shue, Andrew Shue

Starring: Carly Schroeder, Dermot Mulroney, Elisabeth Shue, Andrew Shue, Julia Garro, Jay Patterson, Christopher Shand, Jesse Lee, Jack Walker

Director: Davis Guggenheim

Director: Davis Guggenheim
Screenwriter: Karen Janszen, Lisa Marie Peterson
Producer: Davis Guggenheim, Andrew Shue, Elisabeth Shue, Lemore Syvan
Composer: Mark Isham, Mark Isham
Studio: Picturehouse

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In addition to Carly Schroeder's performance, the highlights are its honesty, willingness to show real family struggles, and the gradual way Gracie achieves success.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
09/17/07
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide
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A wholesome female empowerment adventure, and one very likely to resonate with youngsters of both sexes in the pre-teen crowd.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
09/16/07
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze
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It's too bad that Gracie's story seems bent on staying on the surface of such familiar turf, rather than digging deeper to reveal what propels her.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
09/01/07
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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The movie treats Gracie as a cause rather than an impassioned athlete.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
06/25/07
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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Ends up more like a middling after-school special than an insightful look at family dynamics.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
06/22/07
Malene Arpe
Toronto Star
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Bruce Springsteen has even given the film his own rare seal of approval by providing a song for the soundtrack -- something he almost never does. See that? Even the Boss likes Gracie.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
06/22/07
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies
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[Actress Schroeder] gives Gracie a credibly rugged edge, building her into a mini-tower of blond ambition and almost rescuing the role from cliché. Almost, but not quite, not when burdened with a script so proudly rooted in uplift's trite traditions.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
06/22/07
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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Though predictable at virtually every turn and almost relentlessly sentimental, Gracie ultimately establishes itself as a surprisingly moving and compelling story

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
06/22/07
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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It’s a nice film and the Shue family, honestly, they should be proud of what they’ve done.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
06/18/07
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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Lindsay suggests -- during the inevitable mother-daughter heart-to-heart -- that Gracie persist despite the many odds because Lindsay did not.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
06/09/07
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters
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Despite flaws, though, this stirring independent production is remarkable for its honest portrayal of a family grappling with grief and a female taking the penalty kick to score points for gender equity.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
06/09/07
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly
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Ultimately, "Gracie" scores as a feminist inspirational sports film.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
06/08/07
Eric Lurio
Entertainment Insiders
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This labor of love from the Shue siblings is a better than average sports movie. More than that, it's about a family pulling together to help one member achieve her dream.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
06/07/07
M. K. Terrell
Christian Science Monitor
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Making the team and playing in the big game grab the headlines, but the repaired relationship at the heart of Gracie shows that there are bigger prizes than kicking a ball around a field.

Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | comment Comment
06/05/07
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
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As labors of love go, this one is harmless enough. It's just not particularly elegant or well-crafted, or even inspiring, to be worth seeking out.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
06/04/07
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
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Gracie is a gentle, easygoing picture -- it's not exactly dramatically gripping, but somehow, its spirit carries it through.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
06/04/07
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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It's made bearable by sincere performances all around...

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
06/04/07
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
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Here's a little winner of a sports movie that became lost amidst the ogres and the pirates.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
06/03/07
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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More charming and enjoyable to watch than it deserves, primarily because the performances transcend the script flaws.

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
06/02/07
Jette Kernion
Cinematical
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Gracie is painfully earnest, which might be OK were it not also painfully trite, painfully cliched and painfully formulaic.

Full Review Source: Baltimore Sun | comment Comment
06/02/07
Chris Kaltenbach
Baltimore Sun
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