We come to have affection for almost all of them, and can identify with their tribulations. Although the story is excessively sentimental and fatalistic, it reminds us that life is complicated and doesn't always turn out the way we plan or hope. From a filmmaking perspective, we could not have asked more from Lasse Hallstrom.
Known most in the U. However, this film will certainly go down as his finest work. In the featurette on the DVD, he said that when he goes to Blockbuster with his daughter and sees it on the shelf, he will have a feeling of pride; and well he should. This motion picture was beautifully filmed with rich cinematography, breathtaking locations, and precise period props and costumes.
However, the greatest achievement for Hallstrom, working in concert with Irving, was to orchestrate a large cast in such a way that no character seemed insignificant.
Hallstrom took great care to do enough development of each character often just visually without any dialogue that he made us care for each of them. He gave the film an emotional depth and breadth that is difficult to achieve in two hours. His work with the children in the orphanage was superb, bringing forth their innocence and enthusiasm without minimizing their plight. The acting was uniformly outstanding. Charlize Theron continues to impress me with her acting ability.
Besides her enchanting girl-next-door attractiveness, she showed terrific range in a character that at first seemed shallow, but later proved to be quite complex. Michael Caine has had a legendary career spanning close to half a century. He has long been one of my favorite actors. His performance here was powerful and well deserving of the acclaim he received. Larch was an extremely complex character; egotistical, self-abusive, manipulative and recalcitrant, yet a saintly, self-sacrificing and loving crusader for the good of the children.
Caine's ability to span that range was remarkable. Finally, I have the highest praise for Delroy Lindo as Mr. Rose, the orchard foreman. Lindo's bright smile and enthusiasm created a rock solid character with charm, strength and simple wisdom.
He captures our admiration immediately, and despite his despicable act, we cannot help but pity him in the end. After having seen all the films that were nominated by the Academy for best picture last year, I have to say that this was my personal favorite.
It wasn't as flashy as the rest; in fact, this was downright old fashioned in its approach. They just don't write stories like this anymore, and that's a shame. In its quiet way, it captured my heart. FlickJunkie-2 Aug 19, Details Edit. Release date January 7, United States. United States. Official Facebook Official site. Las reglas de la vida. Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. Evan Parke. Co-Producer 3 Credits. Alan C. Alan Blomquist. Leslie Holleran. Producer 1 Credit.
Richard N. Executive Producer 4 Credits. Bobby Cohen. Meryl Poster. Harvey Weinstein. Bob Weinstein. Composer 1 Credit. Rachel Portman. Cinematographer 1 Credit. Oliver Stapleton. Production Company 2 Credits. Studio 1 Credit.
Editor 2 Credits. Lisa Churgin. Lisa Zeno Churgin. Casting 3 Credits. Kerry Barden. Billy Hopkins. Suzanne Smith. Art Director 1 Credit. Karen Schulz-Gropman. Set Design 1 Credit. Beth A. Costumes 3 Credits. Elizabeth Shelton. Renee Ehrlich Kalfus. Renee Ehlrich Kalfus. Make Up 3 Credits. Erykah Badu as Rose Rose. Michael Caine as Dr. Wilbur Larch. Charlize Theron as Candy Kendall. Paul Rudd as Wally Worthington. Delroy Lindo as Mr.
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