Grace Is Gone

Gracie is Gone is a deep, thought-provoking movie. It is the kind of movie that stays with you long after the credits. I liked the reality of it. Grief affects us all in different ways, and John Cusack had his own... Full review

I saw this movie at the Kansas City Film Festival in October. The concept is a great idea. The ending is terrible and could have been better done. The sound track is really weak and didn't help the movie emote. Change... Full review

equal rights for equal pay, and equal work. when she joined a male dominated job the day she died she was equal. good acting, it shows what happens when you send a woman in to do a mans job.... Full review

I saw this movie at Sundance in Park City in January of this year and thought it was the best of the festival. I'm a John Cusack fan but almost didn't recognize him in this one. He plays a very patriotic... Full review

A lot of people watch movies ready to slice and dice. Why can't we watch a movie and enjoy it with innocent eyes. I believe there is so much loss of innocence these days and Grace is Gone helps us grapple... Full review

The story is simple enough: a man learns that his wife has died in combat in Iraq and has to tell his daughters what happened. Standing in his way is the emotional distance between him and his children as well as... Full review

If you wanna see a film that is worth your time, his is it, the story is so real, acting is lovely and the message is touching.... Full review

the main thing that makes this movie very good is the fact the so many people can realte to b/c they have experience w/ this type of tragedy. its very sad and very moving... John Cusack gives a career performance as... Full review

"Grace is Gone" is a very sad, but important film. Until I read about it on IMDb, I had no idea that it was being made. Very subtley, it slipped in and out of theaters. Finally, I found it at... Full review

Here you've got that kind of movie that only needs it's heartwarming script and standout performances to be as great as it is. Done with a brilliant simplicity the director creates a "bigger than life" story that plays out as... Full review

Grace is Gone , a movie written and directed by James Strouse and available now on DVD, demonstrates the grief.... ... Full Review

This film is quite sad First time director James C. Strouse (working here from his own script) has crafted a heartfelt tale that is sweet without being cloying, and in spite of being a sad film still manages to give us a glimmer of the hope one can find even after such a tragedy. ... Full Review

There are two earnest, deeply affecting stories in "Grace Is Gone," and the one that sticks isn't the one that stars John Cusack. It's that old indie standby the road movie, this time pregnant with resentments and unbearable sadness. ... Full Review

Everything drags and sags, even scenes of desperate hilarity.....Some of these responses can make an effective movie....The whole movie is so understated and repressed, so blah....All I felt, during the climax, was blessed relief.... ... Full Review

Their reaction might very well determine whether "Grace Is Gone" would enjoy a well-promoted release or go the way of many a Sundance entry That is, he'd like to be in the mix for the awards that have eluded him thus far, and "Grace Is Gone" could represent a prime opportunity. ... Full Review

When Stanley Phillips (John Cusack) learns his wife Grace has been killed while serving in the war in Iraq, he does not know how to tell their two daughters, 10 year old Heidi (Shélan O'Keefe) and 6 year old Dawn... ... Full Article

The term "Sundance Film Festival award winner" might not carry the weight of, say, "Academy Award winner."And it's no guarantee of future success.Screenwriter/director James C. ... Full Article

I'll just say it: I didn't sleep a wink after watching this movie. It was that disturbing, and without any visible violence. Grace Is Gone is a story about a man who learns that his wife, a soldier serving in... ... Full Article

Rockwell told MTV that he's "researching a basketball movie" and that's it not exactly the typical basketball movie that you may think of. Instead, "It's kind of like Bad News Bears meets Half Nelson meets Hoosiers . [But at the ... Full Article

Grace is Gone is a clever, touching journey film that humanizes the casualties of the War in Iraq and the tragedies that families incur with the loss of a loved one. ... Full Article

Where did we go on our first date? asks Grace Veasey of her husband, William. I do remember that you had a car that the door was falling off on. We probably went to a movie theater on Flatbush Avenue, ... Full Article