Walking Across Egypt
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Movie Reviews of Walking Across Egypt
Movie Review: A REFRESHING CINEMATIC WALK
Summary: 5 Stars
Once in a while a movie comes along that is so refreshingly poignant it makes an impression. WALKING ACROSS EGYPT is one of those quiet little gems that are hard to come by.
Ellen Burstyn has one of her best roles in years as Maddie Rigsby, an elderly woman who putters around her house and even though she manages to get stuck in her easy chair when the cushion collapses, she's still pretty durable. After a sermon at her local church regarding do unto others, Maddie takes it on herself to visit the young nephew of the local animal control man, and takes him her pound cake and iced tea. Wesley is a hard-nosed, cynical young man, who has gone from orphanage to foster home to the juvenile detention center for stealing a car. Wesley asks Maddie if she is his grandmother, giving us our first inkling into what Wesley has missed in his life. When he and another fellow inmate escape after tangling with the musclebound Johnny, Wesley sees Maddie as an easy mark and charms his way into a place to stay for a few days and to steal money so he can go off to Florida. Maddie also has a grown son, who is in his late thirties without any romantic involvements, and a daughter who thinks Maddie should opt for a retirement home. It isn't long before Maddie and Wesley develop a strong relationship: she throws him in the river to make him learn to swim; takes him fishing; treats him special.
What makes the movie work so well is Burstyn's believably real performance; she doesn't try and act like a former Oscar winner; she's tough, touching and ultimately heartwarming. Jonathan Taylor Thomas scores big as Wesley, his pumped up bravado swiftly replaced by a sense of wonder as he discovers things he's missed; Mark Hamill is fine as Wesley's uncle, the animal catcher who marvels at the changes in his young nephew; Judge Reinhold and Gail O'Grady are effective as Maddie's children, he a little more accessible than O'Grady's cool aloofness. Harve Presnell and the late Gwen Verdon are funny as Maddie's dotty neighbors and Pat Corley offers a fine sheriff.
WALKING ACROSS EGYPT is a quiet, yet majestic film that tugs at the heart and its ending which seems to be heading to tragedy has a redemptive and satifying conclusion.
Movie Review: A WONDERFUL, MOVIE THAT WILL TUG AT YOUR HEART!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a movie I saw a couple of years ago, It is about a lonely, old woman named Maddie, and a young teenager named Wesley.
Wesley has gotten hisself in big trouble! Maddie finds out about Wesley ,thur Wesley's uncle the dog catcher. Maddie tries to help Wesley ,and goes to visit him, and Wesley escapes from jail, and goes to see Maddie!
Maddie and Wesley, become close and good friends! Wesley wishes that Maddie was his grandma! Wesley ends up learning alot from Maddie, and sees a glimpse of living your life the right way, and Wesley likes it, and wants to live with Maddie forever!
But there is the problems with the law looking for Wesley; And also, Maddie has to deal with her grown children's issues, about what she should do ,about her life! This is a heartwarming movie! I highly recommend it! A definite must see clean movie!
Movie Review: as good as the book
Summary: 5 Stars
I read the book first and was sure I would be disappointed with the movie. Wrong. Even though the movie had some big name stars the story was the star. Seldom is a senior citizen the focus in a movie and usually they are portrayed as addled, sticky sweet or mean as a snake. They got it just right this time. The story in a nutshell is that those who don't have a family want one and those who do have a family don't appreciate them. This movie has a beginning and an ending with a middle that worked. How refreshing. I loved the small, unpretentious book and loved the small, unpretentious movie. Its a small miracle.Movie Review: Walking Across Egypt
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this movie on Lifetime under the title "Leading With Her Heart". It took some time for me to find it under the original name; but the search was important to me. I purchased three DVDs...one each for both of my daughters (who had never seen it) and one for myself. I loaned my copy to a friend who raved about it; but never returned it to me. So, I came back to buy another. This time I refuse to loan it out!!
A movie with so much heart. It's one I've watched over and over again...and I never grow tired of it.
Movie Review: Ellen Burstyn shines in a top-notch cast
Summary: 5 Stars
Although it's nice to see young hunk Jonathan Taylor Thomas in a bathtub scene, Ellen Burstyn is the heartbeat that drives this great little film. It never got released to theaters, just direct to Blockbuster and beyond. That's a shame because director Arthur Allan Seidelman captured some great shots of Florida that deserve to be stretched across a large cinematic canvas. Wonderful ensemble cast, I especially loved Gwen Verdon, but then I always did. For once, the film is every bit as good as the novel.