| Pieces Of April Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| "Pieces of April" is a nice, slight, low-budget indie brimming
with good intentions and made for very little money (estimates vary,
but "under $200,000" seems to be the consensus). It's directed by
Peter Hedges, who adapted the screenplays for...more |
| Pieces Of April Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper (Rating: 5/5) |
| PIECES OF APRIL (2003)
Rated PG-13; running time 80 minutes
Studio: United Artists
Genre: Dramedy
Seen at: Eastwood Neighborhood Cinema Group (Lansing, Michigan)
Official site: http://www.piecesofaprilmovie.com/
IMDB site:...more |
| Pieces Of April Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 7/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Pieces of April" (United Artists/IFC Productions)
This black comedy belongs to a new sub-species of films known as the
Thanksgiving genre, like Jodie Foster's cynical "Home for the Holidays" and the
syrupy "What's...more |
| Pieces Of April Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B) |
| April Burns (Katie Holmes) and her mother, Joy
(Patricia Clarkson), have been on the outs with each
other almost since the girl was born. It's
Thanksgiving and grown up April thinks it is time to
bury the hatchet and invites her estranged family for
the...more |
| Pieces Of April Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 8/10) |
| Pieces of April is a film one can't help but love. It was shot in about two
weeks for well under $200,000 before being scooped up for $3.5 million at
Sundance earlier this year. It's sweet and heartbreakingly sad, has a great
cast and clocks in at...more |
| Pieces Of April Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| Where, oh where, could mommy be? In Peter Hedges's bright and original PIECES
OF APRIL, the mother in the family can't be found because she's already in the
car in the garage waiting silently for the rest of the members of the household
to get dressed....more |
| Pieces Of April Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
| Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten
Grade: B+
United Artists
Directed by: Peter Hedges
Written by: Peter Hedges
Cast: Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke, Sean
Hayes, Oliver Platt
Screened at: MGM, NYC, 9/22/03 more |
| Pieces Of April Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| A controlling mother (Patricia Clarkson, "Far From Heaven") wields a powerful
weapon - cancer - over a family stumbling over themselves to be her best
caretaker while her eldest daughter, black sheep April (Katie Holmes, "Wonder
Boys"), attempts her...more |
