The Magic of Belle Isle
Monty Wildhorn who is an alcoholic novelist has lost his drive in his job. He and a newly single mom as well as her daughters who motivates him to write again meet up in quiet Belle Isle.
11 September 1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 June 1965, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
18 March 1996, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 May 1978, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
30 December 2003, New York City, New York, USA
September 16, 2014
All we're left with is an uneven story that could have landed on "Best of Straight-to-DVD" shelves or the $1 bin at your local Walmart for Grandma to find.
December 12, 2012
Uninspiring sentimental inspirational pic.
July 12, 2012
It's earnest, predictable and disposable.
September 10, 2012
This is a cuddly puppy of a movie - what heart is so dark to do it violence?
July 09, 2012
Shamelessly schmaltzy and predictable from first moment to last, Rob Reiner's The Magic of Belle Isle nonetheless manages to conjure a certain spell.
July 12, 2012
If this were real life and not a movie, Mr. Wildhorn would be written off as a crank and ostracized within a week.
July 06, 2012
Madsen, a strong actress who might have matched Freeman, is portrayed in varying shades of blandness. Even Freeman, good as his is, is held back here.
July 12, 2012
You can quarrel with the smiley-face outcome of every ordeal, but the tenderness and optimism are so powerful and ingratiating that only a viewer with the darkest sensibility will go away untouched.
December 30, 2012
Freeman, an actor who can be fierce and disagreeable on screen and in person, is content to turn on the twinkle. Unfortunately, Reiner seems all too happy to let him.
July 28, 2012
Corny, obvious, and shallow as a puddle, it traffics in outdated stereotypes, overused cliches, and ham-handed emotions. Trust me: your 80 year-old grandmother will love this movie.
November 01, 2012
There's a comforting inevitability to The Magic of Belle Isle, as an alcoholic author spends a soothing, rejuvenating summer in a sleepy lakeside village.
November 27, 2012
The problems with the dialog and story are overcome by the fact that this is a very nice, warm, romantic story with some magic in it.
