Note as emotional as I expected...until the last ten minutes

Rating: 8/10 (14 June 2004)

My wife had to pull over while en route from Ohio to North Carolina when she listened to this audio-book because she was crying so much. I never read the book, but expected a tear-jerker. The movie had a good storyline and good acting (I would not be shocked to see James Garner and/or Gena Rowlands getting a Supporting Oscar nomination), but with 10 minutes left, I was thinking that I had seen many more emotional films. Then the ending came, and I was pretty drained. The whole theater was filled with crying eyes, and people saying this was the best film they've seen in years. Bottom line- It was a good film, that will tug at the heartstrings of most people and the ending will be difficult to take without at least a solitary sob, especially if you haven't read the book and don't know what happens.