Redford and Freeman try their level best to raise the film above its innate mediocrity, they do strike a nice on-screen rapport but can do little beyond that.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jan 10, 2019

Sure, it's a glorified Hallmark movie with a great cast, but in spite of it all, An Unfinished Life struck a chord with me.

| Apr 29, 2009

A modern-day Western from Lasse Hallstrom which doesn't measure up to the best of the three-time Oscar-nominee's work, but is, nonetheless, a beautifully filmed panoramic production with a plot compelling enough to recommend.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 16, 2007

It's any director's job to tell the actors how to feel, but never a good idea to ask the same of the audience.

| May 9, 2007

There's a touching subplot about Redford's relationship with Morgan Freeman's crippled ranch-hand, and some nonsense about the capture and liberation of an enigmatic bear.

| Jan 20, 2007

An Unfinished Life takes us on the journey from the stifling prison of resentment to the freedom and healing of reconciliation. It's a trip worth taking.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 10, 2006

Call it "the Sundance effect," in which sentimental family drama blossoms amid a scenic, pastoral American landscape, with all its connotations of unspoiled purity and rejuvenation.

| Jun 24, 2006

There's something strangely poignant about watching Robert Redford trying to be Clint Eastwood.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 24, 2006

An Unfinished Life isn't going to win any prizes for originality, yet despite the derivative feel - and some hokey melodrama - it's still a solidly entertaining film.

| Jun 24, 2006

A wistful smalltown drama, this is predictable and pleasant, with enjoyable performances. It suffers from heavy-handed symbolism, but as an undemanding mainstream movie it has its simple pleasures.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 24, 2006

If the story seems overly familiar, it's because it's basically Heidi. Okay, so a couple of extra characters have been added and there's a great big bear instead of all that business with the wheelchair, but [it's] essentially the same.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 17, 2006

Un drama familiar previsible, inofensivo y hermosamente fotografiado, con buen elenco y poco ms a destacar.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 5, 2006

This is a phenomenal character study of the grief of a father and the guilt of a friend. If you find it's unfolding too slowly for you, just focus on the wonderful performances by Redford and Freeman, and they'll pull you through.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 12, 2006

Director Lasse Hallstrm and the cast (including Morgan Freeman as Redford's hired hand and Josh Lucas as the local sheriff) respond with great work-in Redford's and Lopez's cases, their best ever.

| Original Score: 5/5 | May 12, 2006

If only the bulk of the film focused on the grizzly and not the deplorable people.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Apr 30, 2006

...an old-fashioned tearjerker, to be sure, yet parts of it undeniably work.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Apr 7, 2006

O roteiro sempre se sai melhor quando observa incidentes que, apesar de nada "cinematogrficos", so suficientemente impactantes para seus personagens.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 17, 2006

The sort of 'safe' drama that seems tailor-made for an endless run on the so-called 'arty' circuit ...

Full Review | Feb 7, 2006

Everyone knows where the plot and its relationships are going, but we need a few warm and soft-focussed films. This is not a great film, but it is a nice one with several touching moments.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Jan 13, 2006

Things work themselves out in a quiet, logical, satisfying way.

| Original Score: B | Dec 9, 2005