Compelling emotional drama about a farm, a family and their past. Jessica Lange, Michele Pfeiffer and Jennifer Jason Lee are the three daughters of widower Jason Robards who has decided to pass the farm on to them, cue the music because from here on there is more melodrama than a weeks worth of soaps.
The biggest strength of the film is the acting with strong performances from Lange and Pfeiffer and a good supporting cast. The biggest weakness is that the behavior of some of the supporting characters is not explained - and there is a lot to be explained. The film takes the time to provide the reasons for the behavior of the two leads but nothing about the rest.
Overall worth seeing, especially if you like to cry while watching a film (the audience i saw it with certainly did).
The biggest strength of the film is the acting with strong performances from Lange and Pfeiffer and a good supporting cast. The biggest weakness is that the behavior of some of the supporting characters is not explained - and there is a lot to be explained. The film takes the time to provide the reasons for the behavior of the two leads but nothing about the rest.
Overall worth seeing, especially if you like to cry while watching a film (the audience i saw it with certainly did).