Evening
Her greatest secret was her greatest gift.
Her greatest secret was her greatest gift.
Drama, Romance
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2007
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As Constance (Natasha Richardson) and Nina (Toni Collette) gather at the deathbed of their mother, Ann (Vanessa Redgrave), they learn for the first time that their mother lived an entire other lifetime during one evening 50 years ago. In vivid flashbacks, the young Ann (Claire Daines) spends one night with a man named Harris (Patrick Wilson), who was the love of her life.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
130 min
Release date:
9 Jun 2007
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Italian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$20,016,753
Awards:
3 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The film disintegrates into an indulgent succession of intense, fawning exchanges that overwhelm Minot's thin and monotonous tale.
– Amy Simmons,
Time Out,
21 Sep 2007
rotten:
Even as I admired most of the performances -- and I do stress most of them -- I found myself searching in vain for one character to care about.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
6 Jul 2007
rotten:
If nothing else, Evening proves that there are such things as mistakes, by featuring two hours of bad choices and half-executed ideas.
– Keith Phipps,
AV Club,
30 Jun 2007
fresh:
Evening's visual period splendour, its vivid characterizations and their comfortably cliched relationships somehow draw us in and make us care.
– Rob Salem,
Toronto Star,
29 Jun 2007
fresh:
Though the filmmaking is uneven, Evening redeems itself in its marvelous cast, which echoes the movies' themes by showcasing two real-life mother-daughter acting duos.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
29 Jun 2007