Rotten
The performances are overwhelmed by cinematography so gorgeous and distracting it makes the drama seem like just so much wheel spinning.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Marvin's Room
A story about the years that keep us apart... And the moments that bring us together.
1996 · 1h 38m · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Overview
A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
84%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's all plinky-plink pianos and mewing oboes, trying to jerk those tears a little too hard. No, a lot too hard. The music is awful. Stupendously bad.
Eric Brace, Washington Post
Fresh
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
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Fresh
Streep gives her most credible blue-collar performance to date; Keaton sidesteps saintliness to mix vulnerability and small heroics.
Wally Hammond, Time Out
Fresh
Powerhouse casting and a heartbreaking history make the screen version of Marvin's Room more memorable than it otherwise would be.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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