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- “Fireflies in the Garden,” a family melodrama about coming to terms with your parents (they’re people too, as it turns out), weighs in as such an innocuous appeal to the heart that it hardly seems deserving of the critical lash.
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Oct 12, 2011 · Yes, but although fireflies are exemplary embodiments of transitory life and are often evoked by writers, I am never sure what they represent. The poem seems to suggest fireflies emulate real stars. The movie possibly suggests Charles fails in emulating his son.
As of January 2022, it holds a 23% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 53 reviews, with an average rating of 4.30/10. The consensus states: "Despite boasting a stellar cast, Fireflies in the Garden is just tedious, dull and predictable melodrama. Instantly forgettable." [2]
Oct 14, 2011 · Despite boasting a stellar cast, Fireflies in the Garden is just tedious, dull and predictable melodrama. Instantly forgettable. Successful novelist Michael (Ryan Reynolds) visits his family in...
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Oct 13, 2011 · Directed by Dennis Lee. Drama. R. 2 hours. By Manohla Dargis. Oct. 13, 2011. “Fireflies in the Garden,” a family melodrama about coming to terms with your parents (they’re people too, as it...
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Oct 14, 2011 · Critic Ella Taylor reports that despite its A-list cast, Dennis Lee's high-octane melodrama doesn't quite catch fire.
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May 30, 2009 · Fireflies in the Garden. (Cert 15) Philip French. Sat 30 May 2009 19.01 EDT. W ere Tolstoy still alive and a regular observer of American independent cinema at the Sundance festival, he would ...
Jul 17, 2008 · Fireflies in the Garden: Directed by Dennis Lee. With Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Carrie-Anne Moss. The Taylor family is devastated by an accident that takes place on the day their matriarch is due to graduate from college -- decades after leaving to raise her children.
