A very good movie

Like many movie buffs, I spend way too much time watching recent movies (just check Listal, the most movie activity concerns movies which have been released in the last 3 years). Anyway, as a results, I tend to neglect older movies and that’s a real shame. Indeed, recently, I became a huge fan of Henry Fonda but I have seen only 9 movies starring this legend only because I keep watching new movies most of the time. Anyway, this was his last movie and he was just great, as usual. He won the Academy award for his performance which of course was completely deserved and, surprisingly, considering his impressive body of work over 6 decades, it was his only best actor Oscar. To round up the impressive cast, you also had his daughter Jane Fonda and Katherine Hepburn who won her 4th Academy award in the process as well. So, for Henry Fonda, this movie was a terrific swan song, the best way to end his illustrious career but it was also a fascinating movie dealing with senior citizens. Indeed, Hollywood is usually obsessed with beauty and young people so it is pretty rare to get a feature dealing with older people. So, the subject was really interesting and it was also handled with a lot of sensitivity. To conclude, I thought it was a very good flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Henry Fonda’s work.

8/10