SummaryPoignant and funny, Pieces of April is an up-close look at an extraordinary day in the life of the not-so-ordinary Burns family. (MGM)
Directed By:Peter Hedges
Written By:Peter Hedges
Pieces of April
Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
User score
Generally Favorable
6.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
78% Positive
28 Reviews
28 Reviews
19% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
3% Negative
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1 Review
100
Both heartfelt and tough-minded.
90
A film to savor and to be thankful for.
80
Hedges keeps everything in balance: The sadness and frivolity all seem to be part of the same emotional continuum. He’s made a lingeringly poignant little movie.
75
For a movie about community and forgiveness, family and grace, Pieces of April is refreshingly unsappy.
75
Holmes nails every laugh without missing the dramatic nuances. She makes April and her movie well worth knowing.
50
Ultimately Hedges’ film, like the turkey, comes out underdone.
30
Manipulative and cloying, Pieces of April turns into something altogether creepier, even pathological, whenever first-time filmmaker Peter Hedges (screenwriter of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "About a Boy") brings up race.
Production Company:
- United Artists
- IFC Productions
- InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)
- Kalkaska Productions
- Well Done Productions
Release Date:Oct 17, 2003
Duration:1 h 20 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:She's the one in every family.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
