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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... 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 Jonathan has a nice family, and a particularly wonderful mother (Sissy Spacek). The boys not only become as close as brothers, but they also experiment sexually. The two lose touch, but find each other again in their mid-20s in the early 1980s, when Bobby (Colin Farrell) moves to New York and joins Jonathan (Dallas Roberts) at the apartment he shares with Clare (Robin Wright Penn), an aging hippie. Bobby and Clare become lovers, however, Clare had planned to have a child with Jonathan, who is now openly gay and who is still interested in Bobby, and to whom Clare used to be attracted. The trio becomes its own unique entity, questioning the traditional definitions of family and love, and dealing with the complications of their love triangle. Based on the novel of the same name by Michael Cunningham, who also wrote the screenplay and who was the recipient of the Pulitzer prize, this film marks the debut of director Michael Mayer. Erik Smith plays Bobby as a teenager, and Harris Allen plays the teenage Jonathan. [More]

Starring: Colin Farrell, Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Roberts, Sissy Spacek

Starring: Colin Farrell, Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Roberts, Sissy Spacek

Director: Michael Mayer

Director: Michael Mayer
Screenwriter: Michael Cunningham
Producer: Tom Hulce, John Hart, Pamela Koffler, Hunt Lowry, Katie Roumel, Jeff Sharp, Christine Vachon, John Wells
Composer: Duncan Sheik
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Lyrical, sweet-natured, touching, sexy and very funny, A Home at the End of the World is also beautifully served by an exemplary cast.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
07/23/04
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer

Features strong performances from Colin Farrell as bi-guy Bobby, Robin Wright Penn as hetero Clare and Dallas Roberts as gay Jonathan.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
07/23/04
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News

Cunningham ... should have made sure more dimension got into the script, and not just in Spacek's handful of scenes.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
07/23/04
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

Bobby's vagueness tends to be more tiresome than inspiring.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
07/23/04
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

A resonant chamber piece for its talented actors.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
07/23/04
Gene Seymour
Gene Seymour
Newsday

So thoroughly decent in its intentions and so tactful in its methods that people are likely to persuade themselves that it's better than it is, which is not very good.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
07/22/04
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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An emotional wipeout, the effect of which may well prove indelible, much like the films of James Dean.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
07/22/04
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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As far as indie real-feeling character flicks go, World is in a class all its own.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
07/22/04
E! Online
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Compassionate and touching, but less complex and resonant than the book.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
07/22/04
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

An unconvincing lead performance from Colin Farrell robs the film of an emotional anchor, but there is nonetheless plenty here to admire.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
07/22/04
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather
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07/22/04
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The jarring and crucially weak link is Farrell, a talented actor woefully miscast and comically uncomfortable here.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
07/21/04
Ella Taylor
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly

Most of the movie feels like Farrell's performance: deeply sincere, and more showy than convincing.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
07/21/04
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

In the book, the strong-but-silent Bobby's interior monologues gave him a semblance of an inner life, but Cunningham's Cliff's Notes adaptation shrinks the character to a monosyllabic man-child with a puppy-dog stare.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
07/20/04
Jorge Morales
Jorge Morales
Village Voice

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.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
07/19/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Independent cinema has fallen hard and it can’t get up.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
07/19/04
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine

The finest cinematic study of relationships to come along in quite some time.

Full Review Source: Mixed Reviews | comment Comment
07/13/04
Gabriel Shanks
Gabriel Shanks
Mixed Reviews

A thoroughly good cast in a story that rests squarely on character rather than event.

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07/12/04
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Effectively shows how the most important decision you can make is your choice of family.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
06/30/04
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve
 
 
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