Protraph
Lack of good storyline.
SparkMore
n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.
Keeley Coleman
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
capone666
The Leisure SeekerThe best way to extinguish a house fire in an RV is to drive the vehicle in to the nearest lake. Sadly, the sightseers in this dramedy would just end up bickering over directions.Before Alzheimer's deteriorates her husband's (Donald Sutherland) mind, the equally ill Ella (Helen Mirren) plans to take him to visit the home of his favourite author in Florida. But to get down there from Boston, they must swipe their old recreational vehicle from dry-dock without their concerned kids noticing. En route to Hemingway's house Ella ends up learning new things about herself, her spouse and her children. While this timely adaptation of the 2009 novel is superlatively acted and brimming with heart tugging, tear-jerking, humorous moments between the mature lovebirds, the conventional script, uninspired direction, and general lack of purpose undermines the overall experience. Moreover, every RVer drives around like they don't remember where they're going. Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca
dcorbett-62530
This is my first review here of any movie. I am 61 years old and the book was a wonderful read, especially for my age-group. I never expect a movie to follow the book or be as good as the book. This movie is written terribly and it a waste of two wonderful actors. Come to find out that this was the screenwriter's first screenplay. Don't Helen and Donald, and the other actors and the writer of the novel deserve more. It just disgusts me what this writer has done to this novel.
patsworld
Saw this really good movie this week. Finally was able to find a showing of The Leisure Seeker. It's one of my very favorite books and the movie was pretty close to the book. Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland star in it. And do a superb job, both of them. It sounds like a depressing story, but it isn't. An old couple - she's dying of cancer and he is suffering from Alzheimer's to the extent that half the time he doesn't know where he is - or even who she is - climb into their old RV and head off across the country to see the ocean. I know. Sounds depressing and the story does move along pretty much as you might expect it to. But it's a heart-warming, touching book and film with some humor. I don't know. You just come to like these people and understand where they're coming from. Like I said, it's one of my all-time favorite books. When I'm at a used book sale and I find a copy, I hold it up, wave it around and ask any and all if they've read it and if they haven't they need to buy and read it. (I've managed to sell a lot of copies that way) I just want everyone to read it, it's that good. If you haven't read it, do so. If you haven't seen this film, do so. You don't have to be old to enjoy it. I went with someone much, much younger than I am, and they loved it. My recommendation? Go ahead - if you can find it. For some unknown and infuriating reason it was only shown in one theater in my entire area. But I bet you'll like it.
Neil Welch
Feisty Ella and her literary academic husband John embark on an apparently spontaneous road trip in their old Winnebago The Leisure Seeker to the consternation of their grown children. It quickly becomes clear to us that John has Alzheimer's which Ella is coping with as best she can, revelling in the good moments and dealing with the bad. It is also obvious that theirs has been a close and loving relationship. The purpose of the trip is to recapture memories, to visit Ernest Hemingway's house (a long-cherished wish of John's), and perhaps something else.Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland are sublime as Ella and John, conveying all aspects of this profound but dying relationship utterly convincingly. In fact, in many respects, I was watching the current relationship between my parents, which meant that I found this film moving and somewhat painful.It also made me smile a lot. It is often funny, and the humour is often bittersweet. This is a very good film.
