“The average dog is a better person than the average person” – Andy Rooney Disclaimer – As a dog lover, I was very concerned about the videotape that alleges a dog was mistreated in the making of this film. This … Read more
Nicholas Sparks has published 16 novels thus far. With the release of Safe Haven, half of them have been made into films. But this one does something the others did not. Oh, it has the usual schmaltz, romance, and major character in jeopardy. But this time, the person in jeopardy isn’t being endangered by disease, war, or some other ‘thing’. “Katie” (Julianne Hough) is being threatened by someone.
Read more‘Safe Haven’ plays it safe… but that’s not necessarily a bad thing
The upcoming film adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks’ novel Safe Haven is the eighth time the author’s novels has been brought to the big screen. And while, yes, there is a typical Sparks’ love story at the heart of the book and film, Safe Haven has things that make it different from any of the previous movies.
Read moreLasse Hallstrom brings Nicholas Sparks’ ‘Safe Haven’ to the big screen
[rating=4]Starring: Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, Morgan Freeman, Becca Gardner, Josh Lucas
Director(s): Lasse Hallstrom
Writer(s): Mark Spragg, Virginia Korus Spragg
It takes a lot for Jennifer Lopez to be tolerable these days. To be quite honest, I can’t even look at the woman anymore. As a result, I was a little hesitant to watch An Unfinished Life. Ultimately I did, because Robert Redford and Morgan Freeman are just too good to not surrender an hour and forty-eight minutes of my time.
In a purely supportive role that is easily buried beneath Redford and Freeman, Lopez was actually good. I was reminded of the Lopez I remembered from Out of Sight, the film that made her a star, not the ridiculous J.Lo that was created by her stardom. And she stood well against the other actors. An Unfinished Life is filled with strong performances, which shouldn’t be surprising, since the cast consists of some of the most talented people around.
Read moreRobert Redford and Morgan Freeman make Jennifer Lopez shine in ‘An Unfinished Life’