Still Mine (2013)

People are voting emotionally.

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

This movie was the tale of such a heart touching story between two very in love people. The way they interacted gave me all the feels - from being turned on to desperately seeking my Kleenex. I can not believe i hadn't heard of it before coming across it in my public library. I think it beats the notebook and the titanic if not at least being in the same realm. Seriously, Kleenex. If you've ever felt like you needed a patriarchal point of view on family, then you wont be disappointed in the main characters portrayal of a husband and a father. You'll love his point of view on life and how to live it and you'll want to either be him or have him! Five star performance!!!

I look for films about real love--not the fake sex, not the criminal partners in love, not the mere adolescent sick and/or dying kind of love, but the real stuff. This movie has it. The troubles, the frustrations, the commitment, the honesty, the self-sacrifice, the interferences both kind and unkind. The weight of regulations (and the benefit of Canadian health care!). This film catches--and shares--the meaning of long-term love. It is clearly a much, much under-rated film, and deserves a showing wherever people can show films! It would be a good movie for widespread showing in the USA to counter some of the somewhat hokey "religious" films, as this film about love and hope shows love and hope in action, without preachin'.

Well Boy what a turkey. I wish I could have pressed fast forward for 90% of this snooze-fest..but the remote control ( which is "still mine";) was lost or hiding from me harassing the fast forward button). I don't know what witchcraft studios use to flesh out movies but the weak plot could have been condensed into 5 minutes Elderly man decides his current abode simply wont do for his ailing trouble and strife. So out pops his hammer an i'm getting excited, Maybe he's about to kill anything that moves. But nooooo such luck. We don't all possess 2000 acres and a house to demolish because it might just need a lick of paint. Boringgggg.

Somehow IMDb has calculated a score of only 7.1 for Still Mine. When I check that against Rotten Tomatoes, here is the surprising result: Professional Reviewers 93%, Audience 87%. The truth is much closer to the Rotten Tomatoes score than the IMDb score.I won't repeat all the tributes given here by other reviewers. It's such a pleasure to see a film made with grown-ups in mind, a sensitive story based on real life and everyday occurrences. And, of course, you marvel at the outstanding acting of the main players.It's hard to criticize the casting of James Cromwell in the lead role. He is magnificent. Yet in such a Canadian film--when his pride is confronted by narrow-minded bureaucrats, he never raises his voice, says "Have a good day" with just the lightest touch of sarcasm, does not burn down the house, or return to the government office with a shotgun--I had the niggling wish that the role had gone to a Canadian actor. Christopher Plummer might have been up for the job. But the thought of the job done by Cromwell makes such a reservation seem like a ridiculous, maybe narrow-minded quibble.Listen to the score, too. It is quiet and subtle, very distinctive, at times haunting, sometimes sad, always barely at the threshold of your consciousness. I seem to remember much use of horns, but they are subdued, and set off against an unusual mix of other instruments.Do see this film if you ever get the chance.