Fireflies in the Garden 2009 123movies

#123movies #fmovies #putlocker #gomovies #solarmovie #soap2day Watch Full Movie Online Free – A family with an abusive father, a sensitive son, and a mother out of her depth: we see them when Michael is about 12 and when he’s in his 30’s, a writer of romance novels, going home for his mother and sister’s college graduations. We go back and forth between the two periods: when Michael is a boy, the pressure builds to the point when the thin thread keeping them as a family threatens to break, and there’s a fight. During Michael’s trip home, there’s an unexpected death which prolongs his stay and brings to the light his relationship with his father, his aunt, and her young children. Michael’s estranged wife joins them for the funeral.
Plot: The semi-autobiographical story centers on the complexities of love and commitment in a family torn apart when faced by an unexpected tragedy.
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Ratings:

	6.5/10 Votes: 12,476
	22%
	34/100
	6.2 Votes: 136 Popularity: 12.87

Reviews:

Two versions of this film. 2008 is the best!
OK there two versions of this movie. The 2008 version I give 3 1/2 stars. Great score and good ending. The 2011 American release with entirely different score (score sucks), is mediocre at best. The score made the 2008 version good. I don’t know why the producers ruined the original version, probably just to get an American release. I don’t why Hollywood takes a potentially good idea and turns it into crap. This movie was Oscar worthy until they changed the entire me with it’s crap 2011 ending. Watch the 2008 version online or import DVD…2008 9 stars. 2011= 5 1/2 stars. Crap bag producers butchered a very good movie.

Fireflies in the garden
The movie was released with little publicity and it seems to be running with a low profile in Amsterdam.

The story is about a writer Michael (Ryan Reynolds) who is about to finish his first autobiographical novel – and he has come to attend the funeral of his mother Lisa’s (Julia Roberts) death, who has a tormenting marriage with her husband Charles (Willem Dafoe) – who is also abusive to his son Michael. The story goes back and forth with flashbacks and evolving relationship between Michael and Charles. There is a sub-plot of Michael and Lisa’s sister Jane’s (Emily Watson) childhood affair and Michael’s relationship with Jane’s son – who feels isolated. In the end – there is a get feel understanding between father and son. The movie ends there.

The movie is good, but could have had been great. Ryan Reynolds looks fantastic, but Willem Dafoe steals the show with the negative role of father. Julia Roberts fits well in her small cameo as mother. While Emily Watson is good.

The Director Dennis Lee has strong script and story line, but does not bring about the required finishing touch to the movie. The cinematography is excellent. The editing between current and flashback is very well handled. The movie was inspired from a poem (with the same name) written by Robert Frost and co-written by the Director Dennis Lee.

Those people who have suffered child abuse by their disciplinary fathers would surely identify with the characters and may have tender moments – that may make them cry.

The movie does not become too heavy on the audience even though there are a few disturbing scenes.

(Stars 6.5 out of 10)

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 39 min (99 min), 2 hr (120 min) (Israel), 2 hr (120 min) (Argentina), 1 hr 39 min (99 min) (theatrical) (Germany), 2 hr (120 min) (Berlin International) (Germany), 1 hr 34 min (94 min) (DVD) (Australia)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama
Director Dennis Lee
Writer Robert Frost (poem), Dennis Lee
Actors Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Carrie-Anne Moss
Country USA
Awards 1 nomination.
Production Company Senator Entertainment
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex Platinum, Panavision Primo Lenses
Laboratory FotoKem Laboratory, Burbank (CA), USA (dailies), Technicolor Digital Intermediates (digital intermediate), West Coast Photo, USA (stills lab)
Film Length 2,720 m (Portugal, 35 mm)
Negative Format 35 mm (Fuji Eterna 250D 8563, Eterna 500T 8573, Eterna 400T 8583)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (master format), Super 35 (source format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)