The filmmakers drift into sentimentality too easily and badly shy away from the provocative issues they raise (like sexuality).
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09/19/04
A Home at the End of the World (2004)
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Reviews Counted:109
Fresh:53
Rotten:56
Average Rating:5.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Bobby and Jonathan have been inseparable since they were teenagers in suburban Ohio. Bobby has suffered many losses for someone so young, and is starved for love and affection. Awkward teen... [More]
Starring: Colin Farrell, Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Roberts, Sissy Spacek
Director: Michael Mayer
Reviews for A Home at the End of the World
While the rambling storyline and extended time-frame betrays the script's novelistic roots, soulful performances from Farrell, Sissy Spacek and newcomer Dallas Roberts make this a rich and emotionally rewarding experience.
10/19/04
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06/24/06
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07/28/04
shorter than THE HOURS and this is the main reason why Michael Cunnigham should be pleased with this adaptation of his work
09/28/05
Narrative wobbles a tremulous line between heartfelt and glib, keeping just within the confines of realistic emotion and credulity.
07/27/04
Wonderful performances, dead-on casting and a touching story make up for the shortfalls of a condensed and awkward script.
08/05/04
Vastly enjoyable, nicely shocking and genuinely touching.
08/20/04
Whatever reservoir of good will the filmmakers may have built up during the earlier passages is exhausted by the conclusion’s purposeless dramatics.
07/29/04
It's a delight until the weirdly adult-like child grows up to be a childish adult: Farrell, wearing a caveman wig as a stud version of Chance the Gardener...
08/27/04
Mayer pushes the right buttons for a film of this type, and it might have felt innovative a decade ago, but now it feels more like a well-intentioned, well-acted retread.
08/12/04
Features strong performances from Colin Farrell as bi-guy Bobby, Robin Wright Penn as hetero Clare and Dallas Roberts as gay Jonathan.
07/23/04
A Home at the End of the World can get a tad long, but its beautiful story and spectacular performances allow it that small mute faux pas.
07/23/04
Despite some very good acting in most roles, the people on the screen seem like types with labels.
08/13/04
Mayer, a theater director making his film debut, has a sure hand with the finely calibrated emotions of his ensemble, and the intricately knotted chain of love, dependence, and dissatisfaction that twines them together.
07/27/04
Celebrates a natural born lover who brings joy, pleasure, and sexual fulfillment to those who are lucky enough to be part of his extended family.
07/19/04
Would it help if I called it the year’s worst must-see film? Didn’t think so.
07/23/04
Lovely interchanges abound... But the net effect is like watching the highlight reel from several seasons of an HBO show without seeing any of the episodes themselves.
07/28/04
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