SummaryEvening is a deeply emotional film that illuminates the timeless love which binds mother and daughter - seen through the prism of one mother’s life as it crests with optimism, navigates a turning point, and ebbs to its close. (Focus Features)
Directed By:Lajos Koltai
Written By:Susan Minot, Michael Cunningham
Evening
Metascore
Mixed or Average
45
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Generally Favorable
6.4
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
27% Positive
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The constant shifting between today and years ago is, in and of itself, powerful.
63
Rather than concentrate on Ann's disappointed infatuation and providing a satisfactory reason for its failure, Minot and, one suspects, Cunningham in particular, chose to flesh out the character of Buddy.
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38% Positive
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Aug 14, 2011
8
the wonderful performances and spectacular work of Elend Kaczmarek on the soundtrack should make people rethink the idea that 100% of films should be full of action, with no time allowed for reflection or absorption
58
For all the creaminess of the sets and costumes, every character talks as if she is still made out of written words, not flesh, and each woman's struggles feel about as important as a tea dance.
50
Evening might be the most shocking waste of natural resources since the despoiling of the Amazon rain forest.
50
Parked uneasily between sensitive indie and studio chick-flick, Lajos Koltai's Evening makes star-studded hash of Susan Minot's beautifully written, if emotionally constricted, novel.
38
There are few things more depressing than a weeper that doesn't make you weep.
20
Redgrave still manages to inspire awe, yet a poetically prosaic moment like the one in which she goes chasing after a butterfly is enough to throw a net over the whole thing.
Jan 27, 2019
4
I like the concept of this movie -- end-of-life reflections, regrets and questions. And the cast is stellar. But so many aspects of it are just wrong somehow. Claire Danes not looking at all like someone who would age into Vanessa Redgrave, CD as a singer, Toni Collette (who's pushing 50) mismatched with her younger lover, the cliche of the troubled young drunk who's secretly gay, the vacuous wealthy. Most of all -- nothing against Patrick Wilson, but his bland, colorless, impassive countenance is grossly incompatible with the idea that everyone who encounters him is immediately fascinated and in love. Atmospherics of the movie are nice, though. Fans of Hallmark movies might enjoy it a bit.
Production Company:
- Hart Sharp Entertainment
- MBF Erste Filmproduktiongesellschaft
- Twins Financing
Release Date:Jun 29, 2007
Duration:1 h 57 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Her greatest secret was her greatest gift.
Awards
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
• 1 Nomination
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Nomination
Film by the Sea International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
