The Evening Star
Thirteen years after losing her only child to cancer, Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine) struggles to ...
Approval Rate: 100%
Reviews 5
by eduyeshima
Mon Apr 14 2008By the time Jack Nicholson shows up for about five minutes of screen time as Garrett Breedlove, this turgid 1996 sequel to 1983's Terms of Endearment has already slogged through two deaths, a psychotherapist with an Oedipal complex, and a lot of scrapbooks. The problems with this shamelessly manipulative movie are many, and they all begin with the inevitable premise that tough Texas matron Aurora Greenway can carry on without being challenged by her feisty daughter Emma. However, without Debra Winger's earthy grit counterbalancing Shirley MacLaine's flamboyant disapproval, the story seems to work in a vacuum. Much of the appeal and resonance of the first film came from how these characters dealt with life's unpredictable course and how James L. Brooks captured their idiosyncrasies with a refreshing level of honesty for a mainstream film. These nuances are completely missed as Robert Harling takes over for Brooks and takes the episodic approach that seemed to work better in his scree... Read more
by ticklishtasteb_uds
Tue Feb 19 2008movie arrived quick and in excellent shape, was very pleased and will be ordering more movies.
by helenpettit
Sun Jun 25 2006very moving and great spin off of "terms of endearment" she had a hard life as I had.
by ryebread
Fri May 19 2006I adore Terms of Endearment, it's a movie that time and time again has never failed to touch my heart and make my cry. I have known about "The Evening Star" for a long time, but I just got around to seeing it for the first time. While it was fortunate that Shirley MacLaine reprised her role as Aurora, the film didn't have the same chemistry that made Terms of Endearment such a memorable and much loved film. The cast was just off, with nobody except for Marion Ross delivering a much appreciated and genuine performance. Aurora returns in The Evening Star as a woman who has been weakened, and instead of seeing her as she was (and as she was loved) we see her adapt to the lives of her loser grandchildren with little contest. It's not the same Aurora from the first film. The Aurora we see in Evening Star doesn't have the same essence of "Houston class", the same sharp wit, and overall she is a different woman than the Aurora you grew used to in Terms of Endearment. Watching th... Read more
by sentimentalcol_lector
Sat Feb 25 2006I bought this movie to collect and watch right after the first one and it is great how well it meshes. i recommend a rainy afternoon with a big afghan just like Aroura does and snuggle on the coach and watch them. Great movie to add to collection