Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
...and other lies your friends let you get away with.
...and other lies your friends let you get away with.
Drama
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1993
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Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet in a park Frank is able to start a conversation after several attempts. They begin to spend time together and become friends. But because of their different characters they often quarrel with each other and finally seperate after Frank misbehaves to Walter's friend Elaine.
Cast:
Details
Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
123 min
Release date:
17 Dec 1993
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$278,720
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway aspires to be serious about its subject. Yet in a curious way this sobriety works against it. Frank and Walt turn into schematically contrasting case studies, and the movie's sympathy for them eventually becomes patronizing.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
14 Jun 2009
rotten:
Randa Haines' sappy, rather dull melodrama about the friendship between two eccentric old men is mostly a showcase for its stars, Robert Duvall and Richard Harris.
– Emanuel Levy,
Variety,
27 Jun 2007
rotten:
Instead of simply assuming that the old have interesting lives, the film never stops congratulating itself for being daring enough to focus on them.
– Caryn James,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
The movie is essentially about the close observation of behavior. Like some of Hemingway's stories, the real action is all implied. The characters trade small talk, and we sense that larger issues are lurking beneath their cheerfulness.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
An endearing buddy movie for the senior crowd.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000