- Film Review
- Reviewed By John Ferguson
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3 out of 5
A sort of middle-aged Thelma & Louise - minus much of the rebellion - this is a well-crafted if rather bland chick flick that is lifted out of the ordinary by an A-list cast. Jessica Lange plays a recently widowed woman who faces losing her house to her resentful step-daughter (Christine Baranski) unless she delivers the ashes of her dead husband to California for burial alongside his first wife. Reluctantly, she agrees but decides to deliver them in person and with the support of her best pals (Kathy Bates and Joan Allen) she sets off on a cross-country trip in an old Bonneville convertible. En route, Lange reminisces about her late husband, Bates gets to romance laidback trucker Tom Skerritt and the uptight Allen frets about their behaviour. Not a lot happens, but it doesn't get too treacly and the leads are effortless in familiar roles.
Plot Summary
Road movie starring Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates and Joan Allen. Locked in a battle of wills with her stepdaughter, recently widowed Arvilla Holden sets out on a cross-country trip with two friends - determined to carry out her late husband's final wish.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Arvilla Holden
- Jessica Lange
- Margene Cunningham
- Kathy Bates
- Carol Brimm
- Joan Allen
- Francine Holden Packard
- Christine Baranski
- Bo
- Victor Rasuk
- Bill Packard
- Tom Amandes
- Arlo Brimm
- Tom Wopat
- Emmett L Johnson
- Tom Skerritt
Crew
- Director
- Christopher N Rowley
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