Tender Mercies

I can't express how much I enjoyed this movie. The entire cast is wonderful. Especially Robert Duvall. Something we already knew about him. It might not be a high budget movie but it is definatly one of the best ever. The... Full review

This is a movie with a lot of "dignity." It has such realistic people, it kept me fascinated because it seemed so different from most films I've watched. There aren't a lot of dramatic things that happen in the story yet,... Full review

perhaps it was my first exposure to giving someone a second try, rather than throwing out a soul for all their past behaviors - but it's probably also the simplicity of this movie that is moving - how someone can have... Full review

This moving and thought-provoking film is a timeless classic of redemption and perseverance.Robert Duvall totally captures the pain, heartache, despair and ultimate survival of a once beloved entertainer.The film is an emotional tour-de-force for all the main characters, as they deal... Full review

One of my top ten films of all time, an impressionist portrait, a series of brush strokes theat compose rather than "tell" a story of life.... Full review

Something tells me that when it is all said and done, and people are trying to come up with that definitive "greatest actor of all-time" winner, it will be Robert Duval. I know that this is a bold statement. The Jimmy... Full review

Brilliantly acted, well-paced drama centering on a has-been country singer whose life takes an upwards turn when he befriends (and marries) a softspoken widowed mother of a young son. He is able to give up drinking, he meets his long-estranged daughter,... Full review

As spare and clean and unflinching as a John Ford movie. At times reminds me of The Searchers in its perfect marriage of style and pained stoicism, and the way the sky and fate dwarf the all-too-human interiors. Superb editing and... Full review

To all aspiring screenwriters: this is how to do it. Horton Foote eschews all of the phony and melodramatic plot devices Hollywood is so fond of, and concentrates instead on telling his tale as truly and simply as possible. In complete... Full review

This movie demonstrates what happens when the rare, magical perfect combination clicks together. Duvall, Beresford and Foote blended their talents marvelously and managed to fool the critics by producing a film that is absolutely one of the best ever. Its draw... Full review

Tender Mercies is an intimate film about the troubles and difficulties of human relationships....It is a story of guilt and redemption, showing how a person can recover their life.... ... Full Review

Robert Duvall, Best Actor, "Tender Mercies....he was impressed by Duvall's work as Carbone....it was Foote who recommended Duvall to play the mentally disabled Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), his motion picture debut ..... ... Full Review

Whatever the case, it's a fantastic movie, with one of Robert Duvall's best performances. It's a beautiful movie and a great performance, one that deserves to be seen again. ... Full Review

The entire film is a a respectful....there's something going on beneath the surface, which Tender Mercies lacked.....I appreciate a small, personal film..... ... Full Review

Tender Mercies is a Small Film that Earned Awards and RespectTender Mercies is a small budget film released in 1983 starring Robert Duvall and Tess Harper.It is a story of guilt and redemption, showing how a person can recover their... ... Full Article

The demise of the Rocky Mountain News means the loss of an important voice in the theater dialogue in Denver. The loss of Lisa Bornstein also means less exposure for theater companies large and small. ... Full Article

Actor Ranks as One of the All-Time Great Character LeadsOscar-winning actor Robert Duvall was born on January 5, 1931, in San Diego, California, the son of a career military officer who later became an admiral. ... Full Article

In her latest novel, Rosellen Brown (Civil Wars, Tender Mercies) takes the lurid stuff of tabloid news and turns it into a masterful American tragedy. ... Full Article

Sometimes everything comes together in a movie and it becomes something so much greater than the sum of its parts that it can only be described as a miracle. ... Full Article

Mac Sledge ( Robert Duvall ), a once-famous country western singer, wakes up broke, alone and hung over in a tiny Texas motel run by widowed Rosa Lee (Tess Harper). ... Full Article