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The Greatest

2009 · 1h 39m · R Drama
Directed by Shana Feste

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Overview

Teenagers Rose and Bennett were in love, and then a car crash claimed Bennett's life. He left behind a grieving mother, father and younger brother, and Rose was left all alone. She has no family to turn to for support, so when she finds out she's pregnant, she winds up at the Brewer's door. She needs their help, and although they can't quite admit it, they each need her so they can begin to heal.

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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All reviews
53%
Tomatometer
Fresh

The real surprise is Brosnan's silent, agonized performance; his post-007 career has been one long campaign to prove he's got the goods.

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Rotten

Overwrought in all the wrong ways, The Greatest doesn't do its normally excellent cast any favors.

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh

A meditation on loss by a writer-director whose honesty, sensitivity and intelligence more than mitigate the film's histrionic qualities.

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Rotten

Sarandon and Brosnan are very good, indeed, Brosnan surprisingly so. In fact, Brosnan has never been so opened up, so emotional and yet so precise in his work. It's a lovely performance in a film that only sometimes deserves him.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

Though it sometimes feels more like a collection of scenes than a complete story, some moments are so raw and insightful that they feel like a punch to the heart.

Claudia Puig, USA Today

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