That Evening Sun 2009

A.O. Scott, At the Movies: Holbrook is a terrific actor, and it's nice to see him in a leading role, but this is still a movie you can skip. Read more

Stephen Garrett, Time Out: The entire exercise feels thin and reedy, trading in geriatric sentiment instead of hard-forged emotion. Read more

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: There is a predictability to the story, but that's OK. The acting is superb, Holbrook in particular, making That Evening Sun an understated pleasure. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Hal Holbrook was born to play sly, cantankerous rascals. Read more

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: Though the movie is filled with complex emotions and a powerful poignancy, it often manages to be darkly funny, thanks to Holbrook's wily, unsentimental portrayal under Teems' smartly calibrated hand. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Director Scott Teems' film is as quiet as untilled soil -- not always a good thing -- but Holbrook has a handle on where to dig. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Holbrook shines in a rare film-starring role as Abner Meechum, roughly a Southern version of the character Clint Eastwood played in Gran Torino. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Watching Holbrook, I was reminded again of how steady and valuable this man has been throughout his career. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Hal Holbrook's performance in "That Evening Sun" is a piece of work like Jeff Bridges' turn in Crazy Heart -- a veteran actor who knows all the moves, taking a fine little movie and making it great. Read more