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| Tender Mercies | 
 enlarge | Director: Bruce Beresford
Actors: Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barkin
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
Buy New: $4.09
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New (33) Used (23) from $4.07
Avg. Customer Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 1726
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 100
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: ANBD11469D
UPC: 013131146998
EAN: 0013131146998
ASIN: B00005R246
Theatrical Release Date: 1983
Release Date: April 16, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Tender Mercies May 8, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Robert Duvall and a superd cast of actors bring Texan, Horton Foote's western "passion play" to life in a sensitive protrayal of private lives and the demons that often accompany success in the country-western music arena. Duval plays Max Sledge a legendary CW singer-song writer and hit bottom alcoholic who decides to leave the music for a painful dry out recovery and start-over life. A stark Caravagio potrayal of painfully poor choices and ripple effect consequences in the life journey of author Horton Foote's characters. Excellence in characterization and portrayal, entertaining and thought provoking.
great movie April 2, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Been looking for a copy of this movie for our mom. She loves the story and her copy got lost.
 Depressing March 30, 2007
3 out of 13 found this review helpful
The good thing about this movie is that it didn't last more than it did. Not that it's bad, no, it's a fine depressing movie. It may be very well acted -Duvall is great all right-, with nice songs perhaps, well directed if you like... But unless you feel identified with these characters -and I don't- there's no way you can enjoy watching this.
This is what I saw: All the characters here are self-centered individuals, conceited, self-pitying, deplorable and depressing. Duvall plays a drunk who quits drinking to start (perhaps) a new life. That he in the past was a sucessful country singer makes no difference to me, it just adds to his self-pity. I couldn't find anything positive in this story. Even the kids that show are aggravating with their persistent questions.
The picture we have here is that of a bunch of losers and dreamers. Everybody seems to blame someone else for his miseries. The children their parents, the wives their ex-husbands (& viceversa). Death, either thru war or car accidents, plays a major role too. It seems people have trouble getting over it, looking for someone to blame it on. Then the scenes in the church... I'm not sure what they are intended for. The three main characters (Duvall, Harper and the kid) go to church; him and the kid even get baptized, but they have no idea what church is all about; to them it's a social ritual (a tradition, a superstition?). This is not a movie about faith. It's about the troubles of these guys; the lady needs a man because she's young and lonely; the man needs... he needs to grow up; the kid needs a father and some homework. Nobody cares for others, only for themselves.
Honestly, the irony about this movie is that it's so realistic and its characters so phony. I understand why Duvall went immediately to make 'The Apostle', where he plays a role opposite to this one.
Great Robert Duvall Performance March 21, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is an outstanding performance by Robert Duvall, and he deserved the Oscar for it. I would recommend the film without hesitation. A very true portrait of an ex country singer on the way back up.
GOOD FOR THE SOUL March 13, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I LOVED THIS MOVIE. I SAW IT WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT AND IT WAS SUCH A GOOD FEELING MOVIE. I NEVER FORGOT IT AND I AM SO HAPPY THAT I NOW HAVE IT FOR MY OWN.
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