Teenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but overprotective parents, but Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure.
Alexis Bledel
Winnie Foster
William Hurt
Angus Tuck
Sissy Spacek
Mae Tuck
Jonathan Jackson
Jesse Tuck
Scott Bairstow
Miles Tuck
Ben Kingsley
Man in the Yellow Suit
Amy Irving
Mother Foster
Victor Garber
Robert Foster
Kosha Engler
Miles' Wife
Richard Pilcher
Constable
Bradley Coryell
Lead Mill Boy
John Badila
Baker
Julia Hart
Sally Hannaway
Naomi Kline
Beatrice Ruston
Kathryn Kelley
Mrs. Hannaway
Brigid Cleary
Mrs. Ruston
Sean Pratt
Young Pastor
Robert Lewis
Night Deputy
Jean Schertler
Grandmother Foster
Dominic Angelella
Bernard Price
Theresa Flynn
Mrs. Price
Elisabeth Shue
Narrator (voice)
Director
Jay Russell
Novel
Natalie Babbitt
Screenplay
James V. Hart
Screenplay
Jeffrey Lieber
October 15, 2020
7
Good, but could've been far greater.
I'm extremely intrigued by the concept of <em>'Tuck Everlasting'</em>. That's not to say it's anything incredibly revolutionary, but it's a premise that they could've done so much more with. I won't spoil what the main thing is, but it's certainly interesting. The first half of the film is excellent, it just disappointingly doesn't go that extra mile.
Alexis Bledel (how the heck is that <i>not</i> Robin Tunney?!) is enjoyable as Winnie, while Jonathan Jackson does well as Jesse. Ben Kingsley is, at least in my opinion, the best performer on display - I love the look of his character, who is elusively only referred to as "The Man in the Yellow Suit". Huge potential there.
Unfortunately, I come way from this feeling underwhelmed - despite the film doing a lot of positive things, including the score. Shame.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$15,000,000.00
Revenue:
$19,158,074.00