Unconditional Love (2002)

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(62%)

Starring:	Rupert Everett \| Julie Andrews \| Kathy Bates
Director:	P.J. Hogan
Studio:	ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time:	121 mins
Genres:	Drama
Languages:	English
Released:	April 10, 2004
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When Grace Beasley's (Kathy Bates) husband (Dan Aykroyd) leaves her, she sets off on an impulsive trip abroad to attend the funeral of her idol Victor Fox (Jonathan Pryce). In the process, she gets caught up in a wild and extraordinary adventure with an ulikely companion who convinces her to start living life on her own terms.

Rating of 2 stars out of 5

This contrived black comedy from My Best Friend's Wedding director P J Hogan is a curious affair. Alternating between laugh-out-loud hilarious and cringingly bad, it manages to be wildly unconventional and yet at times totally traditional. Kathy Bates is an obsessed American housewife who treks off to Britain for the funeral of her favourite crooner (Jonathan Pryce), only to become embroiled in a hunt for his murderer with the star's lover, Rupert Everett. Though this odd-couple pairing has charm, it's the sharp tongue of Bates's dwarf daughter-in-law, Meredith Eaton, that's the real delight. Unfortunately such wit is ultimately wasted, washed away in a sludgy finale of sentimentality and farce.

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Rated 5 stars
Surprise Winner

A Customer from Plymouth, 2nd August, 2004

When I first started watching the film, I almost groaned, another drama about lonely older woman who's husband has left her yawn yawn and then it turns into the most original and funny film I have seen this year. You might want to watch Don't Look Now before you see this as one of the references to this is superb and had me rolling. Rupert Everett is as always - amazing and Kathy Bates is on star form. If you want something different and original (willing to not take it seriously and don't look for deeper meaning like stereotypes blah blah)then give this a whirl, you won't regret it!

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