Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet in a park Frank is able to start a conversation after several attempts. They begin to spend time together and become friends. But because of their different characters they often quarrel with each other and finally seperate after Frank misbehaves to Walter's friend Elaine.... (Full plot summary below)
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Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet in a park Frank is able to start a conversation after several attempts. They begin to spend time together and become friends. But because of their different characters they often quarrel with each other and finally seperate after Frank misbehaves to Walter's friend Elaine.
Leave your thoughts about Wrestling Ernest Hemingway.
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzMostly dull but likable senior citizen melodrama. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is essentially about the close observation of behavior. Like some of Hemingway's stories, the real action is all implied. The characters trade small talk, and we sense that larger issues are lurking beneath their cheerfulness. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsScott RenshawWrestling Ernest Hemingway is melodramatic, and its pacing is rather slow, but it is also filled with fine acting and quirky but believable relationships, and ultimately proves quite satisfying. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsThis is a film of two superlative performances from Richard Harris and Robert Duvall, who play an odd couple drawn together by their common loneliness as they become friends in the winter of their lives |
| MovieholeClint MorrisDuvall and Harris are as touching, as they are mezmerising. |
| TIME MagazineRichard SchickelWrestling Ernest Hemingway aspires to be serious about its subject. Yet in a curious way this sobriety works against it. Frank and Walt turn into schematically contrasting case studies, and the movie's sympathy for them eventually becomes patronizing. |
| Fantastica DailyChuck O'LearyA deeply moving and wonderfully acted film about loneliness and friendship. This is one to treasure. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonThis movie is so loaded down with calendar-poster sentiments, you may find yourself wanting to wrestle the filmmakers. |
| User ReviewKristina BRob's and my first movie - maybe the company had something to do with my rating |
| User ReviewJack KRoger Ebert's review of this film was so incredibly insightful. But then, it's a real critique by a real film critic. Sad that the brilliance of this film was lost on so many others who borrow that title. |
