Freeze Frame: A Snapshot Look at November Movies
By Lisa Collins, Hollywood.com Staff
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
The Guitar
Genre: Drama
Release Date: November 7
Cast: Saffron Burrows, Paz De La Huerta, DeBankole
Scoop: One morning Mel (Saffron Burrows), a mousy, harried New Yorker with a thankless job and an even-less-appealing boyfriend learns that the tumor in her throat is cancerous; the diagnosis is terminal. Rather than lying down and dying then and there, she embarks on a self-indulgent, endless spree involving a bit of guitar-playing.
If a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, We Say: Bad news followed by a mellow introspection is expected; but how this news is dealt with makes all the difference in the world -- especially when music is pulled in to convert the vibe. Amy Redford, the Sundance Kid's daughter, brings a polychromatic tale to life that unites a few unlikely twists for a woman living out her final days.
Snapshot Prediction: 4 out of 5 stars
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