An Unfinished Life

Director: Lasse Hallstrom Lasse Hallstrom

Overview

Director Lasse Hallstr?m follows up 2001's The Shipping News with this drama based on the novel of the same name by Mark Spragg who also co-wrote the screenplay. Jennifer Lopez stars as a troubled single mother who, after the death of her husband, finds herself moving in with her estranged father-in-law (Robert Redford) on his Montana ranch. An Unfinished Life also stars Morgan Freeman, Becca Gardner, and Camryn Manheim.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/15/2011
UPC:	0031398135258
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:48:00

Special Features

Feature commentary with director, producer and editor ; The making of An Unfinised Life ; Training Bart the Bear ; Still gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robert Redford	Einar Gilkyson
Jennifer Lopez	Jean Gilkyson
Morgan Freeman	Mitch Bradley
Damian Lewis	Gary Watson
Camryn Manheim	Nina
Becca Gardner	Griff Gilkyson
Lynda Boyd	Kitty
R. Nelson Brown	Rancher Kent
Sean J. Dory	Drunk Cowboy
Rob Hayter	Deputy Bob
Josh Lucas	Sheriff Crane Curtis,Actor
P. Lynn Johnson	Shelter Supervisor
Sean Dory	Customer
Christopher Young	Composer
Ken Camroux	Doctor
Bart the Bear	The Bear
Trevor Moss	Actor
Dillard Brinson	Actor
Jason Diablo	Actor
Bryan Korenberg	Angry Couple Man
Bonnie Barton	Angry Couple Woman
Danielle Dunn-Morris	Angie
Sandra Polson	Secretary
Dale Kipling	Cook
Jill Teed	Bartender
Jayne Dancose	Nurse Phyllis
Ken Camroux-Taylor	Doctor
Natasha Wynnyk	Hospital Candy Striper,Hospital Visitor
Deborah Lurie	Composer

Technical Credits

Mark Spragg

Lasse Hallstrom	Director
Mark Spragg	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Gary Minielly	Special Effects
Leslie Holleran	Producer
Kellian Ladd	Producer,Producer
Alan Ladd Jr.	Producer
Graham King	Executive Producer,Producer
Meryl Poster	Executive Producer,Producer
Michelle Raimo Kouyate	Executive Producer,Producer
Matthew Rhodes	Executive Producer,Producer
Joe Roth	Executive Producer,Producer
Mark Rydell	Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
Marty Augustine	Producer
Stephen P. Dunn	Producer
Su Armstrong	Producer
Tricia Barrett	Special Effects
Stacey Goodman	Special Effects
Michael Barryte	Sound Effects
Steve Bissinger	Sound Effects
Rick Bold	Sound Effects
Brian Chumney	Sound Effects
David A. Cohen	Sound Effects
Rudy Zasloff	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Based on a novel by Mark Spragg, this modest, unassuming little drama with a striking A-list cast slipped into theatrical release last year almost entirely unheralded, wowing neither critics nor moviegoers. Yet, An Unfinished Life’s merits were not lost on those who took a chance and discovered this well-made story of redemption and forgiveness. Robert Redford stars as a reclusive Wyoming rancher who ignores his spread and tends to his solitary employee (Morgan Freeman), who is crippled and in constant pain after being mauled by a bear that still roams the countryside. Both men are surprised by the unexpected arrival of the rancher’s daughter-in-law (Jennifer Lopez), whom the old man blames for the accidental death of his son a decade earlier. Upon learning that she and his granddaughter are trying to escape her abusive boyfriend, the rancher reluctantly offers them shelter -- and a long, slow healing process begins. Director Lasse Hallstrom (The Cider House Rules), an expert in the depiction of dysfunctional families, wisely allows his actors to define their characters with subtlety. Redford at times comes perilously close to turning his grizzled, bitter, taciturn old-timer into a caricature, but he always manages to pull back just in time. Freeman’s feisty sidekick is cut from familiar cloth, but that fine actor invests him with dignity and resolve. No less effective is Lopez, whose well-modulated performance belies her current reputation as a media-manufactured diva of limited ability. She’s capable of fine work, and that’s readily apparent here. Also worth mentioning is young newcomer Becca Gardner, who plays Lopez’s daughter beautifully and more than holds her own in scenes with old pro Redford.