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6.7/10
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Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip.Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip.Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 7 nominations
Zach Gray
- Boy at Pool
- (as Zachary Gray)
Ross Klavan
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Robb Pruitt
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaFirst film for which Clint Eastwood composed the score without directing as well.
- GoofsWhen the girls bring the dish of food left on the porch, the Heidi says "someone left a casserole." In Minnesota, it is more likely she would have called it a "hot dish" instead of a "casserole."
- Quotes
John Phillips: It's important that people have their own views based on an understanding of facts. But, it's also important not to trust the facts, because most of them are lies.
Heidi Phillips: I don't get it.
John Phillips: It basically comes down to a gut thing. You just have to be open to allowing for a truth which differs from your own opinions. Or else you'll never actually see the truth at all.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Inside the Actors Studio: John Cusack (2007)
- SoundtracksMakeup
Written by Carrick Moore Gerety and Michael J. McCormack
Performed by Everybody Else
Courtesy of The Militia Group
Featured review
A Graceful Journey
I found the film to be a very sensitive, low-key portrayal of a father having to learn to communicate with his children after his soldier wife is killed in Iraq. It is not political. Cusack's character is an uncritical believer in authority, while his opposite number is shown as an immature oppositionist, lacking grounding in the real world. In their political discussion, both make valid points but neither view is the focus of the film. This is a family tale, with the twist that it is a guy having to cope with losing a soldier spouse, not a woman. Coping here means telling his children that their mother is gone, and his struggle is not exactly new ground. Kramer vs Kramer is the obvious example of a father learning how to cope with fatherhood. Grace, however, shows a pretty decently coping Dad from the git-go. His struggle is more focused. Unable to bear telling his daughters the bad news, and unable to face it himself, he takes them on a fantasy trip to a Disneyworld stand-in, driving from Minnesota to Florida. As with most road trips this is a journey of discovery for him and particularly for his older, 12-year-old daughter. Ultimately, he finds the voice in which to speak the painful words. Cusack is masterful in his portrayal of the struggling widower. The young actresses playing his daughters are completely convincing. One thing that stands out is the minimalist Clint Eastwood score. It supports the sorrowful tale and seems almost to be trying to sooth the grieving father. This is not a cheery, feel good flick in which everyone goes home with a smile on, but it is a satisfying film that offers a realistic portrayal of regular people coping with a very harsh reality.
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- Willemite
- Dec 16, 2007
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $50,899
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,880
- Dec 9, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $1,080,022
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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