
Troubled 13-year-old Julie loses her mother and must go to Indiana to live with her grandmother Karen. A former star of stage and screen, Karen has the early stages of Alzheimer's and wants to pass on all she knows to her granddaughter before it's too late. Will their troubled relationship allow this to happen?... (Full plot summary below)
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Troubled 13-year-old Julie loses her mother and must go to Indiana to live with her grandmother Karen. A former star of stage and screen, Karen has the early stages of Alzheimer's and wants to pass on all she knows to her granddaughter before it's too late. Will their troubled relationship allow this to happen?
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| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferA tender, well-acted drama brimming with warmth and humanism. |
| MediaMikesMichael A. SmithIn his four decade career, director Hancock has always excelled in smaller, personal films. From "Bang the Drum Slowly" to the Nick Nolte prison drama "Weeds," Hancock manages to give the characters meaning, bringing them to the forefront of the story. |
| Common Sense MediaBarbara ShulgasserMoving coming-of-age tale has mature themes. |
| The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe fact that the film’s most resonant and likable portions are those in which nothing actually happens almost too nicely encapsulates why The Looking Glass falls sadly flat throughout much of its running time. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinTristan's creaky, often episodic script attempts to tackle some big topics — art, love, loss, family bonds, mortality — but does so in such a forced, talky way that it's hard to buy into the tale's earnest emotional core. |
| User ReviewJose BA bit slow at first, but tells a sweet story that says everybody gets second chances. The movie follows a girl named Julie who moves in with her grandma after her mom dies. At first she is very miserable. But when things aren't looking up her grandma introduces her to theatre where Julie auditions and instantly gets the main part. The movie shows the ups and downs of life. |
| User ReviewFacebook UThis felt a lot like a tv movie. All nice, all sweet, dramas, so so acting. The film stays even all along though, pacing itself and we just need to let ourselves floating down the river until we make it to the ocean. Faking was good enough. The grandma was doing pretty good though. It was good to see a very old one with a sharp mind to the end. |
| User ReviewSerge LThis felt a lot like a tv movie. All nice, all sweet, dramas, so so acting. The film stays even all along though, pacing itself and we just need to let ourselves floating down the river until we make it to the ocean. Faking was good enough. The grandma was doing pretty good though. It was good to see a very old one with a sharp mind to the end. |