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Grace Is Gone (2007) Movie Reviews
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Onion AV Club (Tasha Robinson)
Grace Is Gone attempts to address grief frankly, gently, and without didacticism, and it largely succeeds....read the complete Grace Is Gone (2007) review at Onion AV Club (Tasha Robinson)
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PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
An erstwhile soldier, Stanley Phillips (John Cusack) makes the most of the small bit of turf he now commands. A dedicated section manager at a Minnesota hardware superstore, he gets his team ready each day with a bit of military hoo-hah. As he and the...read the complete Grace Is Gone (2007) review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
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Boxoffice Magazine (Ray Greene)
As Stanley Phillips, Cusak’s embodiment of middle-class average-ness is complete and masterful, not only in the big emotional scenes but in the marginal details....read the complete Grace Is Gone (2007) review at Boxoffice Magazine (Ray Greene)
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Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
A disappointing and manipulative look at one family's loss in the Iraq war....read the complete Grace Is Gone (2007) review at Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
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by D. Everette "Skop... on November 20, 2009
Grace is Gone does for the tear jerker genre what Paranormal Activity did for scary movies. It's a film that actually comes through on its premise. John Cusack is far outside of his normal character and an emotional freight train. The two girls that ...
by Pravda on September 19, 2009
This heart-wrenching movie is beautiful and brilliant on so many levels. I went into this movie expecting an anti-war story, knowing about Cusack's politics and agreeing with what I know of them. What really struck me though is that the movie was very ...
by P. R. McCoy "Phil... on July 20, 2009
Another beautiful film starring John Cusack. This film examines duty, honor and loss. The story is full of feeling, subtle surprises and a powerful moral message. I saw it because I want to see everything by John Cusack. You should see it because it's a ...
by R. Gawlitta on April 11, 2009
Writer-Director James C Strouse has put together a seemingly simple film about grief, and how it affects individuals differently. I don't think I'll be giving away too much by saying that Grace is a soldier who is killed in action, and Stanley (Cusack) ...
by kea on March 13, 2009
This was a very dramatic and sad movie. I think it would be good for any family with individuals in the military who have lost loved ones, who have loved ones who are injured or have died. This movie might be able to show what mistakes not to make with ...
by Erica Scott "Freq... on January 26, 2009
I believe that this is one of John Cusack's best films. I got this movie apprehensively because I had not seen previews but I love Cusack. "Grace is Gone" is a wonderful, touching movie that shows the loss and pain that Army families have gone through ...
by B. Merritt "filmr... on July 06, 2008
Looking for a good tear-jerker? You could hardly find one better than GRACE IS GONE. Topical. Family oriented. It is something of a surprising role for John Cusack who started his career with low-brow comedies (Better Off Dead and One Crazy Summer). But ...
by M. Elizabeth Wils... on June 14, 2008
It's sad that so many good films about the stupidity of Bush II's Iraq War has not succeeded at the box office, and in a way, this applies to "Grace is Gone" -- though this film is about the human beings that war affects -- and it is a VERY affecting ...
by nepos on June 14, 2008
This "sleeper" of a film serves up much more than first appears on the surface. Yes, it does grapple with the grief of a husband and father (played by John Cusack) whose wife, a member of the US Armed Forces, has been killed in Iraq. He does not know how ...
by BJ "Brett Starr" on June 01, 2008
John Cusack is great in this role!
Anyone criticizing this movie is heartless. It's a great movie with a warm story!
John Cusack plays a dad with two daughters, he finds out that his wife "Grace" has just died in Iraq. He is devastated, but doesnt ...
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