Pieces of April
by Peter Hedges
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Actor: Alison Pill, Derek Luke, Katie Holmes, Oliver Platt, Patricia ClarksonDirector: Peter Hedges
Brand: HOLMES,KATIE
Writer: Peter Hedges
Producer: Alexis Alexanian
Producer: Caroline Kaplan
Producer: Dianne Dreyer
Producer: Gary Winick
Producer: Holly Becker
Producer: John S. Lyons
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 80 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-24
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of Pieces of April
DVD Review: This movie has it!
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is a great example of the rawness and sense of intimacy with the viewer achieved in several indie films.
Katie Holmes has mad acting chops here. Oliver Platt also plays a great role, the link between "strangers."
This is a remarkable film about second chances and resolution.
DVD Review: Deeply moving and humorous film of a Thanksgiving reconciliation
Summary: 5 Stars
I always watch this movie on Thanksgiving Day... and it never fails to make me smile and also bring a tear to my eye. This is a deeply moving tale of what it means to be the misunderstood 'black sheep' of one's family who learns to make her family proud... but also of parents and a brother willing to give her one 'final' chance. Both Patricia Clarkson and Oliver Platt give real, nuanced performances as parents going thru their own tragic hell, the best they are able... and Katie Holmes does a good job of the misunderstood, and difficult daughter, trying desperately to make her family proud. By the end of the film I challenge you to not feel a deep feeling of hope of what every family which suffers from stress, illness, whatever, could experience on Thankgiving (or any) day: forgiveness, love, acceptance and gratitude for each other.DVD Review: disappointed Thanksgiving movie...
Summary: 1 Stars
I was looking for a new movie to watch for Thanksgiving. I love comedies and since this movie is located under comedies and had such great reviews, I bought it. I was so disappointed with the movie. First of all, it should be under drama, not comedy. There was not one funny scene in the whole movie. It was boring in some scenes, too many close ups of the goth look of April and the movie was all around horrible. I just wanted to clear up that this movie is not a comedy, if there are any movie lovers out there, like me, that love comedies.DVD Review: Katie Holmes was really good
Summary: 3 Stars
Loved the acting and the characters.... but a 'day in the life' movies are not for me. While it was interesting, it was not entertaining to me.DVD Review: Lovely
Summary: 5 Stars
After watching the wonderful Dan in Real Life, we were interested in checking out the previous work by Peter Hedges. I'm not disappointed. Pieces of April is a very different story about the same topics: love, family, and what really matters in life. Katie Holmes leads a fantastic cast (Patricia Clarkson is particularly wonderful) in this lovely movie.
Description of Pieces of April
Katie Holmes is "terrific" (People) as the quirky black sheep of her family in this delightful comedy-drama that "sparkles with acerbic wit, original characters and genuine heart" (Variety). Academy Award?(r) nominee* Patricia Clarkson gives "a career-making performance" (Boxoffice), and "the entire cast is inspired" (Film Threat) in this "moving, hilarious comedy" (People). Rebellious daughter April Burns (Holmes) has offered to host an elaborate Thanksgiving dinner for her suburban clan in her grubby Lower East Side apartment. But her attempts to create an unforgettable feast go awry when she discovers that her oven doesn't work. Now, asher weary family makes its way to the city, April must rely on the kindness of strangers to pull off the perfect meal and the perfect memory. *2003: Supporting Actress, Pieces of AprilThe plot of Pieces of April, a sweet independent film, couldn't be simpler: As a raffish young woman named April (chipmunk-cute Katie Holmes, Wonder Boys, Dawson's Creek) struggles to cook Thanksgiving dinner in her dingy, cramped New York apartment, her estranged family slowly drives toward the city, stopping now and then to question why they're going to a meal they expect to be not only bad to eat, but awkward and unhappy. The writing, acting, and directing of Pieces of April ranges from straightforward to clumsy--and yet the movie builds to a surprisingly potent emotional conclusion. Much of the credit goes to wily Patricia Clarkson (High Art, The Station Agent), who plays April's cancer-ridden mother with a compelling mixture of sadness, rebellion, and wistful hope. Also featuring Oliver Platt (Funny Bones), Sean Hayes (Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss), and Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher). --Bret Fetzer
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