Synopsis
Suffering from a terminal illness, an elderly woman recalls in delirium a tragedy from her youth, when her brief romance with a young doctor has unforeseeable consequences for a mutual friend secretly in love with her.
Scores
Overall Score
67.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
75.0%
Review Aggregate
44.0
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 28% of 121 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, character-driven. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalpacing issuestragicgrittyvisually strikinghistoricaluneven tone
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Danes | 2007 | $1,511,000 | $2,286,000 | (est) |
| Toni Collette | 2007 | $930,000 | $1,407,000 | (est) |
| Vanessa Redgrave | 2007 | $700,000 | $1,060,000 | (est) |
| Patrick Wilson | 2007 | $573,000 | $866,000 | (est) |
| Hugh Dancy | 2007 | $490,000 | $741,000 | (est) |
| Natasha Richardson | 2007 | $431,000 | $652,000 | (est) |
| Mamie Gummer | 2007 | $387,000 | $586,000 | (est) |
| Eileen Atkins | 2007 | $352,000 | $533,000 | (est) |
| Meryl Streep | 2007 | $325,000 | $491,000 | (est) |
| Glenn Close | 2007 | $301,000 | $456,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score28.0
RT critic review count127
Rotten Tomatoes audience score48.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes14,310
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2007 | $12,492,481 | $18,904,444 |
| International | 2007 | $7,524,272 | $11,386,223 |
| Worldwide | 2007 | $20,016,753 | $30,290,668 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2007 | $9,255,949 | $14,006,712 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2007 | $716,000 | $1,083,498 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2007 | $266,000 | $402,529 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2007 | $12,318,000 | $18,640,408 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2007 | $27,678,000 | $41,884,171 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2007 | $2,998,195 | $4,537,067 |
| Total Revenues | 2007 | $53,232,145 | $80,554,384 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2007 | $30,000,000 | $45,397,974 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2007 | $11,005,000 (est) | $16,653,490 (est) |
| Participations | 2007 | $2,129,000 | $3,221,743 |
| Residuals ? | 2007 | $3,133,000 | $4,741,062 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2007 | $5,100,000 | $7,717,656 |
| Total Expenses | 2007 | $51,367,000 | $77,731,924 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2007 | $1,865,145 | $2,822,460 |
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