Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Something special here...Seek it out...A great sorry of friendship. Great from beginning to end. One of the most touching films ever made.... Full review

This is by far one of my most treasured movie of all time. You have to watch the movie to appreciate the craftsmanship of the writer and the film makers who made this movie. Can you belive the screenplay was written... Full review

Did ya ever see a bunch of seniors sitting outside their senior-living apartment house for hours on a sunny afternoon. There's this eerie combination of silence (well, we've all lived such different lives, what is there to talk about), mixed with... Full review

Witness Richard Harris and Robert Duvall as an "odd couple" of colorful codgers in "Wrestling Ernest Hemingway," an endearing buddy movie for the senior crowd. Though their roles are small, supporting ones, the actresses not only enrich the film with their pithy performances, they also expose the heroes to the tragedy of their natures. ... Full Review

The stories, most of them sexual conquests, include Harris's assertion that he beat Mr. Hemingway in a wrestling bout in 1938. Duvall's performance quietly blows his wizened rival out of the water. ... Full Review

Robert Duvall always assures a director of a solid performance....while this movie is flawed, there is an audience for it.....Wrestling Ernest Hemingway is more entertaining --....Wrestling Ernest Hemingway shows what an excellent cast can do with an average script.....Sandra Bullock ( Demolition Man ) is likable as Elaine, the only under-fifty member of the cast..... ... Full Review

Haines' direction is proficient, but also too expansive and leisurely;....Haines shows great facility with the actors, which are the picture's main asset.....In one of the film's highlights, Duvall lets down his guard, takes off his clothes and swims naked, following his jubilant mentor.....captures Florida's unique landscape and contributes to the film's occasional poetic moments..... ... Full Review

the film's spirit remains strong with the help of life affirming South American music as the night is danced away.....Director Randa Haines treats the characters and subject matter with great affection and subtlety.....Harris excels as Frank, a retired Irish sea captain, whose rough tongue has a prickly temper to match.....I like the scene when Walter insists on giving Frank a haircut..... ... Full Review

SYNOPSIS: Frank (Richard Harris) is a retired Irish seaman; Walter (Robert Duvall) is a retired Cuban barber. They are both old and lonely and trapped in the emptiness of their own lives, but begin a conversation while sitting on separate... ... Full Article

So, what do Waking Ned Devine (left), Chasing Amy , Searching for Bobby Fischer , Waiting for Guffman , and Wrestling Ernest Hemingway all have in common? ... Full Article

Two old men meet in the Florida sunshine.They could not be more different.They could not be more alike.One of them once wrestled with Ernest Hemingway, or so he says. ... Full Article