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Vincent D'Onofrio,
Vincent D'Onofrio,
Renée Zellweger,
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Dan Ireland,
Dan Ireland
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: Columbia TriStar
: Drama, Romance, Costume Drama/Period Piece, Biopics
: 106 min.
: English
: French
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A touching and unusual love story, The Whole Wide World was based on a memoir by Novalyne Price Ellis, in which she recalled her brief romance with Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian and one of the finest and most prolific pulp writers of his day. In 1933, Novalyne Price (Renee Zellweger) is a pretty but shy Texas schoolteacher who would like to be a writer some day. A friend offers to introduce her to Howard (Vincent D'Onofrio), who writes broad, bold yarns about superhuman heroes and damsels in distress and has little patience for writers of more pretentious fiction. Novalyne likes Howard and he seems to like her, but she finds him a hard man to deal with. He lives in the world of his stories, and he devotes as much time as possible to his bedridden mother, which leaves him little time to pursue a romance. But when Howard discovers that another man has been courting Novalyne, he's heartbroken -- even if they didn't have a conventional romance, he felt there was a special emotional bond between them, and he hates to see it thrown away. Renee Zellweger and Vincent D'Onofrio both deliver fine performances and are a believable (if unconventional) romantic couple; D'Onofrio also co-produced. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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by courtneycater
August 17, 2007 - 2:32 PM PDT
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| It's without doubt one of the worst films I've ever seen. The plot: The Movie starts, movie ends. The most embarrassing aspect of this movie was watching good actors try DESPERATELY to rescue an awful script. Why do I suspect D'Onofrio is cast for roles simply because it is hoped his "dark intensity" will compensate for terrible writing? Fool that I am, I kept hanging on, hoping I might at LEAST get to see Vincent D'Onofrio with his clothes off. Dang. |
| A Ten, Why Not
by squad
January 7, 2005 - 2:15 PM PST
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1 out of 1 members found this review helpful
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| Zellweger and D'Onofrio do a marvelous job carrying this romance. It is an intimate potent film, crisply paced, and with minute detail of the various facets of a relationship. Men should like this movie because of the role of the "Conan the Barbarian" author. There is never anything to equal a devoted son, and D'Onofrio, as Robert E. Howard, when not romancing Zellweger is seen caring for his dying mother, one of the most difficult yet tender things that life can bring. The period (1930s) automobiles and Texas scenery and settings are well done. Beyond the romantic aspects this movie is also a study of the occupation of writing and the soul of a creative artist. Add that this is a true story about an author of note, and you get a very compelling package. |
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