
Stan Philipps's wife Grace is a sergeant with the U.S. Army. While she's posted to Iraq, the earnest Stan is home in Minnesota with their daughters, Heidi, 12, and Dawn, 8. He manages a home supply store. After morning visitors bring Stan news, he takes the girls for a car ride that turns into a spontaneous trip to Dawn's favorite place, a Florida amusement park. On the way, they stop at Stan's mother's house, where his brother is staying. Heidi is an insomniac, who tries to ... (Full plot summary below)
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Stan Philipps's wife Grace is a sergeant with the U.S. Army. While she's posted to Iraq, the earnest Stan is home in Minnesota with their daughters, Heidi, 12, and Dawn, 8. He manages a home supply store. After morning visitors bring Stan news, he takes the girls for a car ride that turns into a spontaneous trip to Dawn's favorite place, a Florida amusement park. On the way, they stop at Stan's mother's house, where his brother is staying. Heidi is an insomniac, who tries to fathom her father's uncharacteristic behavior. Dawn is cheerfully unreflective. They have fun at the park. Stan summons his courage.
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| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...packs an emotional wallop that ultimately belies its low-key sensibilities... |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineCombines a topical storyline with a thoroughly involving examination of grief that's never remotely maudlin or sentimental. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumGrace Is Gone grabs on to a name, a war, and the metaphor-come-to-life of a theme park with rides going nowhere. And we, the people, are spun around and shaken for tears. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn Johanson[No]matter how much you love [Cusack's] usual snarky schtick, it's wonderful to see him stretch as an artist... |
| Uruguay TotalEnrique BuchichioUna película intimista, humana y conmovedora, con gran actuación de John Cusack y estupenda banda sonora compuesta por Clint Eastwood. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerEngaging, superbly acted and ultimately heart-breaking drama that hammers home the cost of the Iraq war and marks out debut director Strouse as a talent to watch. |
| Buzzine MagazineStaci Layne WilsonIts saving grace is also its downfall: there is no sappy sentiment, but no emotional pull, either. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertNot a great movie, simply functional, but Cusack gives a great performance. The film somehow doesn't live up to his work. |
| Mark Reviews MoviesMark DujsikTrue in its core depiction of a man dealing with limitless sorrow. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Clifford...never once feels authentic, its every move calculated...a movie that uses a road trip to express a family's grief is suspect at best. |