The life of Bessie, a kind hearted girl, who cares for her sick father for more than 20 years, who after being diagnosed with cancer, she has to reconnect with her estranged sister, has been turned upside down, as she faces many challenges with her sister and nephew.
Based on a play by Scott McPherson's who died of AIDS, it's impossible to watch the well-acted film (particularly Diane Keaton, who should get an Oscar nod) without thinking of its themees: the various approaches to love and the strength of family bonds
Kansas City Kansan
October 23, 2004
Slow, depressing family drama finely acted
Film Geek Central
May 02, 2013
Great work from Dicaprio, De Niro, and especially Streep certainly make the film watchable, but it still can't save it from feeling like a TV movie of the week. If you're a fan of melodrama... and over 60, then you'll find much to like.
Any movie with Meryl Streep is an occasion, but when you add Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hume Cronyn and Gwen Verdon, you've got an embarrassment of riches.
