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Sommersby (1993)
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Based on the French film, The Return of Martin Guerre (which itself was based on a famous court case), this 1993 film by director Jon Amiel recasts the same essential story in post-Civil War Tennessee, in a dirt-poor town suffering the effects of the South's loss. Jodie Foster plays Laurel Sommersby, a widow whose husband died in the Civil War--or so everyone thinks. Then one day, Jack Sommersby (Richard Gere) strolls back into town and back into Laurel's bed--but he's a changed man. Gone is the selfish, nasty individual no one much liked. In his place is a friendly, sensitive, and resourceful new Jack who not only rekindles the...
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Sommersby Movie Review by AJ  (7/7/2006) |
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So, okay, you're probably only going to like this movie as much as you can believe the rather implausible plot point the entire film hinges on...which I won't ruin for those of you who go into the film without prior knowledge. There are some definite problems with this plot point, but nothing so severe that two very solid...
(complete Sommersby review by AJ)
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