K5 International, Zanuck Independent, David Gundlach Productions

Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray, Lucas Black, Gerald McRaney, Bill Cobbs, Scott Cooper, Lori Beth Edgeman, Linds Edwards

Felix Bush (Robert Duvall) is a cranky old hermit that everybody thinks is nuts or maybe even dangerous. Tales have been circling about town concerning this guy for 40 years while he’s been holed up on his own property. Then suddenly he comes up with the plan to hold a “funeral party” for himself and invite everyone in town who has a story about him to tell to come and tell it. Then he offers to raffle off his property to someone who comes to the party. Funeral director Frank Quinn (Bill Murray) is in financial trouble and figures this is a good way to keep the business open by agreeing to hold the party. Meanwhile, a mysterious lady Mattie Darrow (Sissy Spacek), recently widowed, shows back up in town and seems to be the only one who wants to even talk to Mr. Bush. It’s obvious that Felix Bush has a secret to tell that has been hidden deep inside him for 40 years and it itching to be told. And it appears that Frank Quinn is going to let him tell it.

This is a very interesting film. Movies like this don’t come along very often. It is very deep and moving. It’s extremely well acted and very much worth the time invested in watching it. It’s dark in many ways. Duvall’s character has a deeply buried secret that he has never been able to tell anyone. He knows that the end of his life is coming, and he’s hell bent to explain what happened and seek forgiveness from the people who were hurt and knows this is his only chance to do it. In the very opening scene, someone braves the threat of being shot to trespass on his property to let him know one of his friends has died. When he asks what “got him”, he’s told “He just got old.” This makes Felix realize he’s also getting old and it’s nearly too late to start to undo some of the damage he has done. Duvall is superb. So are all the other characters. What a wonderful screenplay this is! This story is based on a real event when some similar events happened. The idea of someone planning their funeral for when they’re still alive to participate is what set of the writers to developing this wonderful story. I highly recommend this film, but be aware that though very interesting start to finish due to Mr. Duvall, it’s still a slow movie with lots of dialog and emotion and not a lot of action. Still, well worth the investment.

EdG – EdsReview Dot Com – A Movie Review Blog

 

 

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