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Tuck Everlasting

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Tuck Everlasting (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 112

Fresh: 69

Rotten:43

Average Rating: 6.3/10

Consensus: Though slow-moving, Tuck Everlasting raises big issues and explores them with sensitivity.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some violence

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release: Oct 11, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $19,032,871

Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is the beautiful, privileged daughter of the richest man in town. A disagreement with her domineering parents (Amy Irving, Victor Garber) sends Winnie outside the fence that surrounds... Fifteen-year-old Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is the beautiful, privileged daughter of the richest man in town. A disagreement with her domineering parents (Amy Irving, Victor Garber) sends Winnie outside the fence that surrounds her pristine house and protects her from the outside world, and into the nearby forbidden woods. Her journey becomes a far greater adventure than she ever anticipated when she meets the Tucks, a family of immortals that live deep in the woods. Parents Angus (William Hurt), Mae (Sissy Spacek), and their sons Miles (Scott Bairstow) and Jesse (Jonathan Jackson), stopped aging more than a century ago after drinking from an enchanted spring, a veritable fountain of youth. With the Tucks, Winnie discovers the freedom lacking in her own small world, and a romance blossoms between the mortal teenager and the immortal Jesse. With the local police searching for the missing Winnie and a mysterious stranger (Ben Kingsley) searching for the Tucks, Winnie must choose between immortality and a life with her new friends, or the life--and inevitable death--of a normal human. TUCK EVERLASTING is directed by Jay Russell (MY DOG SKIP, END OF THE LINE), adapted from the classic novel by Natalie Babbitt, and narrated by Elisabeth Shue. [More]

Starring: Jonathan Jackson, Alexis Bledel, Amy Irving, William Hurt

Starring: Jonathan Jackson, Alexis Bledel, Amy Irving, William Hurt, Ben Kingsley, Sissy Spacek, Scott Bairstow, Victor Garber

Director: Jay Russell

Director: Jay Russell
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Leiber
Producer: James V. Hart, Marc Abraham, Jane Startz, Deborah Forte
Composer: William Ross
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Feb 25, 2003

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Jay Russell - Director, Jonathan Jackson, Alexis Bledel, and Scott Bairstow - Stars
  • 2. Jay Russell - Director, James Hart - Screenwriter
  • Featurette - 1. · "Lessons of Tuck"
  • 2. "A Visit With Natalie Babbitt"
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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
11/30/03
Empire Magazine
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There is no life in the story, and what could be a thoughtful rumination on mortality offers only pat Disneyfied lessons.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
09/06/03
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly
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Lambent, wholesome youth film, nothing short of magical, wherein a cosseted, cloistered lass escapes from her perennial confines of parental stuffiness .

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/10/03
Greg Muskewitz
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A great-looking film with beautiful scenery and some fine actors, but it lacks a good third act.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
04/09/03
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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With much to be enchanted by while you're watching and some worthwhile questions to think about afterwards, Tuck Everlasting is rewarding old-fashioned entertainment.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
03/21/03
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Attractively filmed and pleasantly conceived, it ventures too far into sentimentality, and not far enough into its fascinating life versus immortality subject matter.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/05/03
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide
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At one point, Winnie says to Jesse that she 'wishes this moment could last forever.' I thought the movie was going to last forever.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
02/22/03
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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Despite its sad feel, and the fact that it drags almost to a standstill in the middle, it's quite beautiful visually and features fine performances by Bledel, Jackson, and the others.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online
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A movie that the less charitable might describe as a castrated cross between Highlander and Lolita.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
11/20/02
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing
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11/06/02
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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11/06/02
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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Harks back to a time when movies had more to do with imagination than market research.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
11/05/02
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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In the end, Tuck Everlasting falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived: too much to do, too little time to do it in.

Full Review Source: Matt's Movie Reviews | comment Comment
10/30/02
Matt Easterbrook
Matt's Movie Reviews
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That rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death, both pro and con, for adults.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
10/25/02
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee
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Sure to make teenage girls giddy, their mom’s cry and their father’s smile.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
10/25/02
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
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[The kind of] story that stays with kids, becomes more meaningful to them as grownups.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
10/22/02
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher
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"Tuck Everlasting" is a rare thing: not only a family film but a film about a young woman.

Full Review Source: Roanoke Times (Virginia) | comment Comment
10/21/02
Beth Jones
Roanoke Times (Virginia)
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10/21/02
Orlando Weekly
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Don't be put off by people who may tell you this is a children's story. There are universal themes here that are not limited by age.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan
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