A Home At The End Of The World Movie
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Family can be whatever you want it to be.
Two childhood friends face their past relationships, including their own, alongside a new friend in the 1980's in New York City. Their friendship becomes a love triangle as they struggle with a father's death and an unexpected pregnancy. Together, the shall face each other as they realize that everything they have may not be what they expected.
| Colin Farrell | Bobby Morrow |
| Ryan Donowho | Carlton Morrow |
| Asia Vieira | Emily |
| Quancetia Hamilton | Dancing Party Guest |
| Jeff J.J. Authors | Frank |
| Lisa Merchant | Frank's Date |
| Ron Lea | Burt Morrow |
| Dallas Roberts | Jonathan Glover |
| Matt Frewer | Ned Glover |
| Sissy Spacek | Alice Glover |
| Robin Wright Penn | Clare |
| Shawn Roberts | Club Boy |
| Michael Mayer |
6.70 out of 10 (4157 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Great Story
posted on 10 Aug 2009The storyline (Michael Cunningham) is unique and the characters well developed. It's not a complex story but the treatment of the characters is subtle and you're left using your own imagination. Sissy Spacek is of course perfect. I was worried at first that Colin Ferrell was too obvious in his choices but it works well for this somewhat unpredictable movie. There is nothing in the film that comes out and says "this is what this movie is about" and ultimately it leaves you feeling sympathetic for the characters. Basically, this film is a good example of how a good story and all the right elements come together to make a very good movie. The story is within the journey of the characters rather than the outcome at the end.
shockingly bad
posted on 08 Aug 2009This is the first time I'm compelled to submit a comment on this site. After 63 minutes of this movie, I had to stop it and come read a bunch of reviews here, and make sure that the 6.7 rating I recorded wasn't a mistake. At the beginning of the film, when Bobby was a kid, I figured it would get better when the real actors took over. Then we had to sit through a teen segment, and then when Farrell arrived, it still didn't improve. I'm not sure whether the acting was bad or just seemed that way because of a bad script. There were some unfortunate editing moments as well.It was tiring to watch Farrell repeatedly trying real hard to exude cuteness and innocence. Penn was horrible and not even cute to look at. Roberts was decent, and Spacek seemed to hold her scenes together by the force of her professionalism.In movies, when the writers have infinite time to think of dialogue, you expect people to say cool and funny stuff. But so many of the comments and supposedly funny remarks were completely lame, especially Penn's. One of the worst scenes was where I had to stop it, where they are walking towards their house for the first time and there is inane conversation obviously superimposed on the scene, as the characters are clearly too far apart to be conversing like that.After confirming that many of y'all really liked this movie, I returned to throw good time after bad. The last half hour wasn't quite as horrible. But still, the thing that Penn did at the end made no sense, nor did their reaction. Don't real people talk about stuff like that instead of just giving clichéd hints?? I'm mad at the movie for wasting my time, and at you guys for not warning me.
Colin Farrel cannot act
posted on 19 Jun 2009I think this movie, even more than "Alexander the Great" proves what a horrid actor Colin Farrel is. Yes, its true that he didn't shirk away from the steamier homo-erotic scenes, but that doesn't make him a good actor. It just proves that an agent somewhere told him not to make the Will Smith mistake (see "Six Degrees of Separation").If I were the director, I would have used a different actor. One who can actually act and not just look good and go through the motions. My choices would be: Edward Furlong, Brad Renfro, Tobey McGuire, Elijah Wood, Jesse Bradford and a host of other, except for Josh Hartnet, but that is another topic. Close runner's up would be Michael Pitt and Ryan Gosling. Hopefully in the future, directors will keep Colin Farrel's roles to non-speaking, background roles.
a wonderfully touching movie
posted on 17 Jun 2009I had heard about this movie a few months ago and was terribly excited to see it. I had to wait until last weekend to see it here hin Memphis and wow, the wait totally paid off.This movie starring Colin Farrell, Dallas Roberts, Robin Wright-Penn, and Sissy Spacek is a wonderful movie that shows that family doesn't always have to be what you expect it to be, but rather what you make it.Colin Farrell is an awesome actor. I have yet to see a movie of his that I didn't enjoy (or at least enjoy him in the movie). He really shows "Bobby" as being a free-spirited and loving person, who is terrified of being alone.Newcomer Dallas Roberts gives a very moving portrayal of Jonathan. From reading the book to seeing the movie, I can no longer imagine that part being played by anyone else. Sissy Spacek and Robin Wright-Penn give wonderful performances in this movie, as they do in anything else that I have seen them in.I have seen this movie only once, but am going back to see it again tonight.I have to give this movie 9.5 / 10 stars.
Complex character study comes across as disjointed
posted on 03 Jun 2009The script takes a look at a character that just wants to be around those that he can love and it's an interesting aspect of the film but I'm one of those that felt it came across as unbelievable especially in the case of the casting. Story is about Bobby Morrow who loses all of his family before his teenage years are over and lives with the Glover family who practically adopt him. Bobby is very close to Jonathan Glover and eventually they start to get intimate with each other and one night Alice Glover (Sissy Spacek) walks in on them but she's not sure what to think and is still taken in by Bobby's kindness and charm.*****SPOILER ALERT***** The two grow up and in the early 1980's Bobby (Colin Farrell) goes to live with Jonathan (Dallas Roberts) in an apartment in the East Village. Jonathan is gay but they live with Clare (Robin Wright Penn) who is straight and is attracted to Bobby although the three of them do share some very intimate times with each other. Clare states that she wants to have a child and one day she announces that she is pregnant. The three of them move to Woodstock and buy a house and open a cafe and even after Clare gives birth there are hints that maybe she would be better off if she left. Jonathan starts to get some mysterious bruises on his body but Bobby tells him that he will never leave even though Clare has asked him to come with her.This film is directed by Michael Mayer who is making his debut and the script is based on the novel by Michael Cunningham who wrote "The Hours" which is also about troubled households. I was never quite sure what to make of this film especially the casting of Penn and Farrell which may ultimately be the reason if you find this interesting enough to enjoy. Penn is clearly older than the two men but we never find out what age she is supposed to be and her character tends to act like a young and unsophisticated girl. I'm kind of on the fence concerning Farrell and his role and while I hope he continues to seek out provocative parts such as this and get away from all the action films I never fully believed his character. As an adult he seems more like a simpleton than he did as a teenager although his character is an interesting case study. He's not gay and he's not bi but his character Bobby is definitely someone who loves those that love him and knowing about his childhood helps us understand that. But the film tends to meander from one scene to another without any real rhythm to the storytelling and with the unique casting this is definitely a film that either works well for some but doesn't work at all for others. I personally respect what the film was trying to do and glad to see Farrell tackling something progressive for his career but it does come across as lacking some sort of internal structure with both the story and it's characters.
Perfect moments
posted on 14 May 2009This was a movie with loads of perfect moments, and they all fit togetehr to make a perfect movie. It left us speechless. We couldn't believe what a great actor Collin Farrell turns out to be--who would have thought he could play bi-sexual so convincingly?The movie has a Jules and Jim plot--two guys, one girl, both love the girl, but only one is able to get it on with her. Collin Farrell plays a total innocent, unaware of how compelling and desirable he is. The character is played at three different times in his life, and all three actors are first-rate. But Collin Farrell really pulls off a great acting coup.The other male love interest in the film is also portrayed at different times. The final actor, Dallas Roberts, is a newby and is first rate. You see a nice arc of his life, from awkward schoolkid with braces who is discovered by his friend, whom he falls in love with.It's a sad and beautiful movie, with a properly ambiguous ending.
very good
posted on 12 May 2009i watched it twice and enjoyed it even more the 2nd time. i think its the kind of movie that you really want to see more than once to pick up every little thing. i thought it was excellent; funny, touching, every nuance understated but understood, and the shifting positions of the 3 characters in their relationship together interesting. all the characters and actors were good, and i thought Colin Farrell was amazing as innocent Bobby and totally believable despite his very unBobby-like public image. its about loss, (pure) love, loneliness, family (wherever we find it), and our struggle to find our place. it stays with you. yes i would have liked to have seen the 'cut' scene ! but can see why it was cut. i think the just enough nudity added to the movie enabling you to focus on emotions rather than a quickie peek. and its NOT on the DVD. OH WELL! :) a good call.
Complex and stunning
posted on 28 Apr 2009I won't bother with a recap of the plot since others here have done that. What I will say is that this is an incredibly though-provoking and stunning movie about the nature of love. It is not, in the end, a story about Love among Gays or Straight Folks or even Polyamory groupings. It is about the essential, eternal, and sometimes doomed search to find a place where you belong (however non-traditional that place ends up being) -- literally, the home the title refers to. (Will also note that while the book -- which differs in many ways from the movie, chiefly to do with the movie's desire to emphasize Colin Farrell's character -- was excellent, the movie is better. It should be noted that the movie screenplay was written by Michael Cunningham, the author of the book.)
This one and that one
posted on 20 Apr 2009I think the movie is excellent. And adaptation of the novel is great.These days, though, it is not easy to avoid comparing "Home at the End of the World" and "Brokeback Mountain".It's not about sexuality I am talking about. And not about friendship exceeding usual limits. The most intriguing: what makes these two movies, close to each other emotionally, - really different.And there is a major difference. The difference. Three main characters of the "Home" are acting at their own will. External social interference is minimal - or even supportive.In the "Brokeback Mountain" everything is much more real. That's where all thoughts and deeds are stipulated and determined by social environment.We should be happy that two great movies are available to us. Eventually they both about love, care, responsibility, gratitude. It's all about one thing so much needed to all of us: warmth of the human touch.
Writing and Subject Matter Didn't Appeal to Me
posted on 09 Mar 2009This is the story of two young men to come of age in the 1970s and start their independent lives as young adults. They grow to love each other in occasionally sexual ways. I guess I am just not liberal-minded enough to relate to the primary characters. If the writing were better, I could have overcome my own inhibitions, but it just wasn't quite there.There seemed to be an over reliance on the musical montage to convey emotion instead of the effective use of writing and acting. The acting wasn't quite to the level I expected, either. I enjoy the work of Robin Wright Penn, but I think she was miscast in her role as the live-in roommate of one of the men.
Simply wonderfully done
posted on 09 Mar 2009This movie was similar to the book, although it did leave out the part of Johnathan's off an on relationship with Erich. Colin Ferral's role as Bobby moved me. I thought Colin did well. Colin's acting was pretty good. Although he claims to be straight, he certainly does a great job playing the Bisexual. Whats more brilliant, is the fact that Booby and Johnathan remain best friends til the end. They do love each other but its portrayed differently I thought. The role of Johnathan moved me to tears at times. Sissy Spacek was great as Alice! All in all, the movie was heartwarming.Its too bad that this movie isn't given the recognition it deserves. I will definitely buy the DVD when it comes out! People from the GLBT communities will love this movie. Hopefully the Str8 people will as well. Anyways, I want to see more movies about gay/bi relationships. Come on movie producers, wake up from your coma! Kevin
Beautiful, but flawed...
posted on 07 Mar 2009After reading (and loving) the book, A Home at the End of the World, a few months ago, I was eager to see the movie.Unlike many other projects, I found that the movie version of this piece came very close to how I had visualized it as I read the book. Settings looked like I imagined they would and for the most part, so did the actors.I was disappointed, however, that so much had been left out of the movie--not just scenes, but entire characters that I feel would have made the movie better. I'm not sure why the changes were made, but they left many things completely unexplained and under developed. A friend that had not read the book watched the movie with me. I asked him if he had derived several key points from the way the movie was constructed and he had not. I also felt like the movie was rushing to get as much in as it could, but needed another 30 minutes to fully capture the book. From the very start, I felt as though I was seeing the Reader's Digest version of the story.Colin Farrell gave a beautiful performance as Bobby. I adored him. And Sissy Spacek was excellent, though I wish her role had been as large as it was in the book. Robin Wright Penn was wonderful too.I can easily imagine myself watching this movie again.
Slow, sweet, adventurous
posted on 21 Feb 2009A little too slow, a little too sweet, but very involving tale of two childhood friends who reunite as young adults and share a New York apartment with a lady who is emotionally involved with both of them. There is some very intelligent and entertaining writing here that allows the audience to suspend disbelief in situations that in lesser hands could drive us away. Unlike almost every movie made in Hollywood today, you don't know what the characters are going to do and say every step along the way. The alternative family lifestyle and unconventional sexuality depicted here is a refreshing change from what is on display in other movies and raises this film above routine melodrama.
subtlety
posted on 05 Feb 2009Subtlety is what Michael cunningham is about, and the movie, a "reduced" version of the book, delivers the subtle realities and emotions within.There are different types of people in the world. Some ventures off and won't settle without adventures and excitements; others unease with changes and disturbance of peace. Ultimately, however, we all don't want to be alone.Denials, betrayals, runaways. At the end of the day, we are all just finding ourselves, a place we can call "home"A book, a film, that inspires us to think about our lives. What more can one ask for?
A Job Well Done
posted on 10 Jan 2009"A Home at the End of the World" is a film well done. Sissy Spacek is well cast as the mother, Alice Glover. Dallas Roberts plays a convincing role as her son, Jonathan Glover. Colin Farrell plays Bobby Morrow as a young man, and he is truly the star of this unusual picture. His life as a child is portrayed by Erik Smith, and he too is convincing in his child actor performance. The rare relationship in this movie is unique in this film. The story is compelling even if it is a little difficult to meld into our society's attitudes. This film is a good topic to observe in view of the current legal changes in marriage concepts. The music is inspiring and the photography is well done. There is an expected ending that remains with one long after the show is over. It is now in DVD, and it is a good movie to see.
hmmmm??
posted on 29 Dec 2008At first I was disappointed. After reading the reviews (after seeing it) I noticed that this disappointment had more to do with my expectations before the movie and during the movie. For example many reviews mention the lack of depth on certain subjects. I on the other hand was just in the mood for such a movie and was constantly afraid of the morals kicking in. Some would say they never did, I think they eventually did. And so on. It is what you want to see in this movie and thats probably the beauty of it. On the other hand I did not like it.
A beautiful little movie with powerhouse performances!
posted on 27 Dec 2008I watched this movie mainly to see Colin Farrell in action. Otherwise I didn't know anything about this movie.The storyline was so, so. But as I sat and watched this movie, the story didn't matter to me at all. It was mesmerizing to watch the incredible, lovely performances by all the actors.Colin Farrell gave such an incredible performance! He seemed to thoroughly inhabit the character of Bobby, a really sweet, tender young man. Bobby has gone through a lot of loss in his young life. His brother dies in a freak accident, his parents pass away when Bobby is a teenager. But Bobby accepts all this loss with such calmness. Even going through so much loss, he still manages to give love freely. He accepts the pain and still sees the world as a beautiful place.Towards the end of the film, I realized that Bobby is about to go through the biggest loss of all. The movie ends with Bobby standing and gazing at the house that he, Jonathan and Claire was living in. Bobby knows that the love of his life will be leaving him soon, and yet he never stops having hope, never stops loving. The last five minutes of the film I started crying non-stop. And I haven't cried from watching a film in 20 years! I'm not sure why I cried so much. I think it was because I had fallen in love with Colin Farrell's character Bobby, and I was hurting because Bobby was about to go through another devastating loss and the fact that the film had ended and I just wanted it to go on so I can find out what happened to all these wonderful, lovely characters.Watch this movie for the dynamite performances. Especially Colin Farrell's performance. All the actors put such heartfelt performances in this film that it is worth watching even if the storyline is a little odd. I think anyone with a heart will really, really enjoy this gem of a film!
A home at the end of its rope
posted on 27 Dec 2008"A Home at the End of the World" tells a flimsy, meandering story of a gay guy (Roberts), a bi-guy (Farrell), and a straight woman (Penn) who come together to form a family of sorts and the vicissitudes they experience given their unconventional mix of sexual orientations. A sort of lame attempt to express a sense of the basic human need for acceptance, love, family grounding, this film is little more than three paper thin characters knee jerking to the foibles of their atypical hippiesqueness with a silly teach-mom-to-smoke-a-joint side story and some nostalgic pop tunes wafting through the scenes. With a lukewarm reception from critics and public alike, "A Home...." will play best for gays and hanky-wringers. Excellent mediocrity. (C+)
Top notch cast and director sunk by a shoddy screenplay
posted on 13 Dec 2008Writing novels and writing screenplays necessitate two very different skills. It's rare that both are successfully accomplished by the same person. "At Home at the End of the World" is proof positive that acclaimed author Michael Cunningham is something of a novice as a screenplay writer. The result is that his novel has been transformed into a far less successful movie than it deserved.There is a serious lack of character development in all three principals which robs them of the authenticity needed to make them truly believable. They tend towards the stereotypical which severely weakens the work as a whole.It's a great pity, because on hand are a highly talented cast of actors, helmed by veteran theater director Michael Mayer. They all do excellent work, but Cunningham's screenplay keeps getting in the way.Mayer elicits strong performances from the child and teens actors who grow into Colin Farrell. The physical similarity of all three characters, render this transformation a natural one; something of a rarity.Despite the script, Robin Wright Penn and Dallas Roberts do have many powerful moments. However Sissy Spacek 's underwritten role has an artificiality about it that not even an actress of her caliber can overcome.The real eye opener is Colin Farrell. He deserves admiration for momentarily taking an artistic detour from his meteoric Hollywood career for a role far more challenging than the blockbusters he seems destined for. What may surprise many is that Farrell proves himself an actor capable of emotional depths one might not have expected from him. It's an effective, heartfelt performance and largely the reason to see the movie.There's a lesson to be learnt here for authors who are reluctant to relinquish there novels to more experienced screenplay writers. Cunningham's novel has not been well served and for this he has only himself to blame. He could not have wished for a better cast or director, but certainly should have wished for a better screenplay.
Araki references
posted on 14 Aug 2009Just thought I'd mention two references I noticed in this film to the works of Gregg Araki. First, there is a scene shortly after Bobby moves to NY when he, Claire and Jonathan go to the movies together. After the movie, another gay man picks up Jonathan by asking him whether his name is "Dark". Jonathan says no, it isn't, and the man replies that Jonathan looks like a friend of his named "Dark". "Dark" is an unusual name, but it is the name of the principal character in Araki's jarring 1997 film "Nowhere" (once described as "90210 on acid"). The second Araki reference is the scene where Claire, Bobby and Jonathan all get up in the night and huddle over the baby's crib. The baby's-eye view of the trio exactly duplicates the final scene from Araki's 1999 idyll "Splendor". Indeed you could think of "A Home at the End of the World" as being a new take on the situation of "Splendor". In that film, when Veronica walks out on Abel and Zed, they (most improbably) do NOT console each other sexually. In "A Home at the End of the World" we see a one-mommy-two-daddies scenario in which the fathers have feelings for each other as well as each having feelings separately for the mother. And we see that there can be limits to a person's capacity to discard her culture's long-standing rules for life and invent wholly new yet equally valid and meaningful ones.I couldn't decide whether the Araki references constituted sincere homage or a sly mockery of Araki and his simple-minded vision of a struggle for sexual identity (one of the themes of "Nowhere") and a nontraditional family ("Splendor"). I couldn't honestly recommend "Nowhere" to anyone, but "Splendor" was a diverting bit of fluff, and viewers who found "A Home at the End of the World" shallow will find a new respect for it after viewing "Splendor", which makes "Home" seem deep and profound.