Great movie, bad casting. Pretty close to the book in events. I suggest you read the book first, then watch movie, to get vitual images. Author's other two books, where casted much better. Left me wanting to know why they picked this actor as the main character? Still, anything related to Mitch Albom is exception and true. Worth watching.Every adult child should read and watch this movie. Highlights a mother's selflessness love for her children.
October 5, 2008If you like movies where you read the back cover and can almost predict the entire screenplay, this one is for you. It is NOT a challenging film. Its a shame, because the premise of spending one more day with a deceased loved one is a potentially rich theme. However, this film makes no attempt to be anything more than entertainment suited for the lifetime channel. The attempts to tug on the heart strings are way too blatant and cheesy.
There is one positive note, however. When you see Chick as a young ball player in the minor leagues and on the Mets, you should get a decent laugh. He looks absolutely ridiculous. The baseball scenes are some of the worst I have ever seen; so bad in fact its funny.
August 21, 2008 |  | I really wanted to like this but... |  |
I was really excited about watching this DVD because I never remember it being on television. It suffers the same fate that "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" did. It just too boring and slow. I love, I mean love, Ellen Burstyn and her performance was good. Yet the film moves too slowly. I love the theme of the film so much. O' my God just imagine getting one more day with your loved one. That's my favorite part of the film. The flash backs are too long and it causes the film too drag and it becomes too predictable. There should have been more concise editing. On this DVD I found the sound to be very poor. In the scenes with the mother I had to turn my HD TV volume almost too max. What could have been a great film never quite makes it past first base and unfortunately strikes out.
June 15, 2008Mitch Albom is a great author! For One More Day was the first book that I read out of his top three best sellers. I kind of went backwards in reading them as they came out. After reading the book the first time, i knew i had to read it to my mother for the second time. Both of us were so moved by such great stories Mr. Albom produces. I had the opportunity to watch the movie when it aired on TV, my mother did not. I just purchased the movie and we will watch it together soon. I am so excited!
June 9, 2008 | | Compassion, forgiveness, understanding, redemption | |
This movie is a small gem. Ellen Burstyn and Michael Imperioli have great rapport, believable as mother and son. A drunk ex-ball player about to end his life gets one last day to spend with his mother, who is deceased. The story blurs the line between life and death, and shows how we all hurt those we love, despite our best intentions. This story demonstrates how children must all one day accept their parents, and themselves, as flawed human beings, just trying to do the best they can with the tools they were given. The book was wonderful, and the movie is just as good. Watch it with a warm cup of cocoa, a bowl of hot buttery popcorn, and your favorite blanket and definitely a whole box of kleenex. Better yet, watch it with your Mom.
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