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In one of his most acclaimed performances, John Cusack makes an astonishing transformation as Stanley Philips, a sad, disconnected man unable to tell his young daughters their mother, a soldier, has died in Iraq. Instead, he takes the girls on a road trip, where their innocent charm helps him rediscover a healing joy he thought he'd lost forever.
Dec 7, 2007 · Overview. Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip, all the while searching for the right time and place to tell them about their mother's fate. Jim Strouse. Director, Screenplay.
Grace Is Gone is a sensitive movie but it goes weak in key places. Strause cuts the sound in the revelatory scene just when Stanley gets to the hardest part of telling the girls the truth. The film in effect cops out just the way the father has been doing all along. In the end the film turns into a Hallmark card.
Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 2, 2008. Louise Keller Urban Cinefile. This heartfelt film is a bitter-sweet snapshot of a man and the special relationship he cements with his daughters ...
Grace Is Gone. 2007 · 1 hr 25 min. PG-13. Drama. Stunned by his wife’s death in Iraq, a man takes his two daughters on a road trip as he tries to figure out the kindest way to tell them she’s gone. Subtitles: English. Starring: John Cusack Marisa Tomei Mary Kay Place Alessandro Nivola Shélan O'Keefe. Directed by: James C. Strouse. Stunned ...
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Dec 7, 2007 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Jim Strouse. Drama. PG-13. 1h 25m. By Stephen Holden. Dec. 7, 2007. For most of its 85 minutes “Grace Is Gone,” a small, tender film about contemporary ...
Dec 7, 2007 · EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: John Cusack in Grace Is Gone Video Featurette We talk one-on-one with John Cusack, director James C. Strouse, Shelna O'Keefe and Gracie Bednarczyk. By B. Alan Orange Dec 4, 2007
