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In this movie Annie has to spend the summer with her grandpa and she is not happy about since she has her summer planned out of hip hop concerts, internet, parties and friends. Annie stays with her grandpa Donald who hasn't cleaned his house in a while and eats TV dinners. Annie takes his boat out and falls out and after that decides to give grandpa a chance. Annie learns to play chess and drives grandpa's car. Annie's mom Carol is mad about it at 1st but after a talk with her dad the whole thing made them closer. In the movie Gregg is sad cuz he lost his wife and daughter but Annie makes him feel better and even restores him into singing at the music fest again after all these years.
Grandpa Donald and Barney are people that you feel like you could have met or known at one time. Its just very easy to get caught up in the movie and be taken away for a bit, which is what I look for in a good movie. You can't help but be moved and in the end come away feeling good after this movie. COME AWAY HOME is a surprising feel good movie for the whole family.
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The young girl gave a heartfelt performance and the banter between the Grandfather and his best friend was hysterical. Everyone has probably had a person in their lives similar to the characters that make this a very real story. You hate the young girl in the beginning but truly grow to love her by the end of the film. You don't have to worry about the content of this film as it is appropriate for anyone.
I watched this movie based on some good ratings and Martin Mull. A 12 year-old city girl is foisted on her country-living grandfather for some bonding time. She is bored stiff and despises her grandfather whom she hasn't seen in years. In five minutes of film, her outright hatred turns into admiration and a deep abiding love. As things progress, her mother's 40 years of resentment toward her dad melt away in a record 30 seconds of filming, leaving the entire family healed and loving one another. Something in the Spanish even takes away the strains in the parents' marriage.
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A true delightful movie that I think teens would enjoy the most and understand the most. I have seen this movie and can only give it my highest recommendation. Every once in a while it is important to go see a movie that actually makes you feel good when you leave the theater. It's pleasant feeling envelopes the viewer and lingers long after the movie has ended. This movie is a "hidden gem" and is a must see for all family moviegoers. You will surely enjoy the experience and will leave the theater smiling.
More like a made-for-TV-movie or an after-school special, it was painful to know we spent money seeing it. Hilton Head was not portrayed well; between the awful weather and grainy film, the South Carolina Film Commission must be very disappointed, as well. There are far superior films to see as a family and yours won't be missing a thing if you happen to wait for it to make it to TV . It was not overdone and you walk away feeling better about yourself as you realize what is most important in life.
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I have taken my great uncle-90 years old- to see this movie and he also enjoyed it thoroughly. I found this movie, Come Away Home, terribly disappointing. Though there were a few highlights, mainly the young female lead, as a whole, I can't believe this movie has made it as far as the box office .
It all culminates in a small town music fest where all of humanity is healed. There are a few mildly amusing hijinks along the way, but the story just never worked for me. It's always tempting to give at least a mediocre rating for a movie produced with solid actors, but Hollywood does put out more than a few uncareful products. I actually saw this film multiple times and it was better each time. This is one of those stories that you can see year after year and still relate to.
The character development was pretty amazing and I thought the acting was good. I saw this film in the theater because I like to support independents, and I found it to be very well done. I typically prefer not to watch child actors, but the 12-year-old lead girl was excellent. The Grandpa, who played the Dad in Sixteen Candles, seemed so genuine in all of his scenes.
Being a parent in this day and age, it is hard to find such a feel-good film that the whole family can watch together. The movie makes us all look at the relationships we have in our own family and how different generations try to relate to one another. It tugs at your heart and is filmed in a great location. While she had planned to spend her summer in New York, Annie Lamm's (Jordan-Claire Green) parents Carol and Gary force her to spend the summer with her grandfather Donald in Hilton Head, South Carolina. When summer comes to the end, she learns her parents intend placing her grandfather in a retirement home, and she has to convince them otherwise.
Nothing edible is in the fridge, and only big-band and Perry Como records sit by his prehistoric stereo. Annie's summer plans of parties and boys are dashed in an instant--Grandpa's house has no TV, no computer, and a swimming pool half-full of brown, brackish water with turtles living in it. His life consists of napping, doing crosswords, and spending time with an old codger named Barney with whom he trades endless tall tales.
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In an era of "over the top", big budget movies with little substance, this movie was a breadth of fresh air. The two main characters, Grandpa Donald played by Paul Dooley and Annie played by Jordan-Claire Green were particularly good. You got to know these people during the course of the film came to like them and were rooting for them to prevail.
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