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The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle (Summer at Dog Dave's)

2012

Rob Reiner

Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Madeline Carroll, Kenan Thompson ...

5.9

2,541

Drama. Comedy In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author named Monte Wildhorn moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.

	Author	Review
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"'The Magic of Belle Isle' smothers two of this year's best performances - by Morgan Freeman and Virginia Madsen - in enough family-friendly sweetness to induce diabetic shock (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"The magic of this new movie’s title emanates from the beautiful, measured performances of its stars"	POS
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"Shamelessly schmaltzy and predictable from first moment to last, Rob Reiner’s 'The Magic of Belle Isle' nonetheless manages to conjure a certain spell."	NEU
United States	Sam Adams AV Club	"For a movie that spends so much time extolling the virtues of the imagination to show so little of its own is more than ironic—it’s offensive."	NEG
United States	Leonard Maltin IndieWire	"Morgan Freeman’s presence generally makes any film worth seeing, and this is no exception."	POS
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"Far-fetched (...) For about an hour of its running time, 'The Magic of Belle Isle' seems like a tiresome, sentimental and slow-moving story (...) But no, it's even worse than that."	NEG
United States	Keith Uhlich Time Out	"More mawkish than magical (...) These two performers [Freeman and Madsen] bring out the best in each other (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Rex Reed The New York Observer	"Freeman’s unwavering dignity, charm and intelligence are put to good use (...) Reiner allows his characters to develop"	POS

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