
After years of stability, the lives of octogenarian couple, Craig and Irene Morrison, are slowly beginning to change. Because of changing times and regulations, they are no longer able to make a living from their small coastal New Brunswick farm. And Irene has begun to show signs of early dementia. Against the wishes of their two offspring who still reside in the area and who would like to see more standard care provided for Irene, Craig, the son of a master shipbuilder who i... (Full plot summary below)
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After years of stability, the lives of octogenarian couple, Craig and Irene Morrison, are slowly beginning to change. Because of changing times and regulations, they are no longer able to make a living from their small coastal New Brunswick farm. And Irene has begun to show signs of early dementia. Against the wishes of their two offspring who still reside in the area and who would like to see more standard care provided for Irene, Craig, the son of a master shipbuilder who inherited his father's building abilities, decides to mill lumber from trees on their property and with it build a more suitable, small one story house on the property in which he and Irene can live. Beginning this project with only a design in his mind, he is encouraged by friends at least to go through the regulatory process of building permits and the like. Despite being able to complete this project to more than exacting centuries old standards, Craig ends up hitting one roadblock after another in this regulatory process, which could kibosh this project, and his want for what he sees as a comfortable life with Irene in their final years.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatProof positive that long-lived individuals possess the resilience to handle anything and everything that life throws at them. |
| Boston HeraldStephen Schaefer[A] warmly detailed, emotionally accurate portrait of enduring love. |
| Philadelphia InquirerHillary ReaIt is about a husband and wife, partners through six decades, grappling with issues of aging, and how to spend what time together remains with grace and dignity. |
| Denver PostLisa KennedyWriter-director Michael McGowan covers all the bases here -- the long-standing romance between the aging couple, the hovering concerns of their son and daughter, the constant head-butting with the building inspector -- with well-paced confidence. |
| Toronto StarPeter HowellQuietly observes a love tested by infirmity and bureaucracy, becoming all the stronger for it. |
| Rip It UpDavid 'Mad Dog' BradleyAnd while there are suggestions that it might get into darker territory, like Sarah Polley's Away From Her, this is more about how hard it can be to love someone for such a long time - and what it's like to be as stubborn as a damn mule. |
| Orange County RegisterMichael SragowThe unforced intimacy between James Cromwell and Genevieve Bujold as a senior couple in the fact-based Still Mine is rare to see in characters of any age. For actors playing a husband in his late eighties and his wife of over sixty years, it's remarkable. |
| New York ObserverRex ReedNot since "The Straight Story," when Richard Farnsworth traveled all the way from Iowa to Wisconsin by lawn mower to see his dying brother, have the wisdom, innocence and pride of a senior citizen combined so powerfully as a metaphor for the courage to face mortality. Unforgettable. |
| New York PostLou LumenickStill Mine eschews schmaltz, and is tremendously moving. |
| CinemalogueTodd Jorgenson... has a sincerity and an authenticity that creates a bittersweet portrait of aging and lifelong devotion. |