Fresh
Sweet and gentle and occasionally makes you crave a catnap.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Overview
A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.
Director and cast
- Aaron Schneider Director
- Robert Duvall as Felix Bush
- Bill Murray as Frank Quinn
- Sissy Spacek as Mattie Darrow
- Lucas Black as Buddy
- Bill Cobbs as Rev. Charlie Jackson
- Gerald McRaney as Rev. Gus Horton
- Scott Cooper as Carl
- Chandler Riggs as Tom
- Lori Beth Sikes as Kathryn
- Linds Edwards as WKNG Announcer
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
84%
Tomatometer
Fresh
That the finale ends up being trite is a shame, but the long, gentle jaunt to arrive there is a pleasurable one.
David Jenkins, Time Out
Fresh
The creaky foreshadowing is a big problem, and the movie runs in place for most of its second half, though Duvall manages to pull it back on track with his climactic soliloquy, which sobers and silences the carnivalesque funeral party.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Eccentric and ultimately touching.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
It contains yet another pitch-perfect performance by Robert Duvall, who has given more great performances over the age of 60 than any actor, probably ever.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
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