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Tuck Everlasting

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Tuck Everlasting (2002)

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Reviews Counted:113

Fresh:69

Rotten:44

Average Rating:6.3/10

Consensus: Though slow-moving, Tuck Everlasting raises big issues and explores them with sensitivity.

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is the beautiful, privileged daughter of the richest man in town. A disagreement with her domineering parents (Amy Irving, Victor Garber) sends Winnie... Fifteen-year-old Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is the beautiful, privileged daughter of the richest man in town. A disagreement with her domineering parents (Amy Irving, Victor Garber) sends Winnie outside the fence that surrounds her pristine house and protects her from the outside world, and into the nearby forbidden woods. Her journey becomes a far greater adventure than she ever anticipated when she meets the Tucks, a family of immortals that live deep in the woods. Parents Angus (William Hurt), Mae (Sissy Spacek), and their sons Miles (Scott Bairstow) and Jesse (Jonathan Jackson), stopped aging more than a century ago after drinking from an enchanted spring, a veritable fountain of youth. With the Tucks, Winnie discovers the freedom lacking in her own small world, and a romance blossoms between the mortal teenager and the immortal Jesse. With the local police searching for the missing Winnie and a mysterious stranger (Ben Kingsley) searching for the Tucks, Winnie must choose between immortality and a life with her new friends, or the life--and inevitable death--of a normal human. TUCK EVERLASTING is directed by Jay Russell (MY DOG SKIP, END OF THE LINE), adapted from the classic novel by Natalie Babbitt, and narrated by Elisabeth Shue. [More]

Starring: Jonathan Jackson, Alexis Bledel, Amy Irving, William Hurt

Starring: Jonathan Jackson, Alexis Bledel, Amy Irving, William Hurt, Ben Kingsley, Sissy Spacek, Scott Bairstow, Victor Garber

Director: Jay Russell

Director: Jay Russell
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Leiber
Producer: James V. Hart, Marc Abraham, Jane Startz, Deborah Forte
Composer: William Ross
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

The entire production bears a certain medicinal scent; it may be good for you, but it's not exactly tasty.

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12/30/08
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
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Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
02/01/04
FilmStew.com
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There is no life in the story, and what could be a thoughtful rumination on mortality offers only pat Disneyfied lessons.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
09/06/03
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

Lambent, wholesome youth film, nothing short of magical, wherein a cosseted, cloistered lass escapes from her perennial confines of parental stuffiness .

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/10/03
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

A great-looking film with beautiful scenery and some fine actors, but it lacks a good third act.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
04/09/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

With much to be enchanted by while you're watching and some worthwhile questions to think about afterwards, Tuck Everlasting is rewarding old-fashioned entertainment.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
03/21/03
Urban Cinefile Critics
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Urban Cinefile

Attractively filmed and pleasantly conceived, it ventures too far into sentimentality, and not far enough into its fascinating life versus immortality subject matter.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/05/03
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

At one point, Winnie says to Jesse that she 'wishes this moment could last forever.' I thought the movie was going to last forever.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
02/22/03
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Despite its sad feel, and the fact that it drags almost to a standstill in the middle, it's quite beautiful visually and features fine performances by Bledel, Jackson, and the others.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

A movie that the less charitable might describe as a castrated cross between Highlander and Lolita.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
11/20/02
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
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11/06/02
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune

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11/06/02
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News

Harks back to a time when movies had more to do with imagination than market research.

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11/05/02
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

In the end, Tuck Everlasting falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived: too much to do, too little time to do it in.

Full Review Source: Matt's Movie Reviews | comment Comment
10/30/02
Matt Easterbrook
Matt Easterbrook
Matt's Movie Reviews

That rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death, both pro and con, for adults.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
10/25/02
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Sure to make teenage girls giddy, their mom’s cry and their father’s smile.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
10/25/02
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

[The kind of] story that stays with kids, becomes more meaningful to them as grownups.

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10/22/02
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

"Tuck Everlasting" is a rare thing: not only a family film but a film about a young woman.

Full Review Source: Roanoke Times (Virginia) | comment Comment
10/21/02
Beth Jones
Beth Jones
Roanoke Times (Virginia)
 
 
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