Bonneville
It's not where you're going. It's what happens along the way.
Hitch a ride with three of Hollywood's most acclaimed actresses in this rollicking road movie that's "full of warmth, tears and humorous zingers" (The New York Observer). Starring Academy Award Winners Jessica Lange and Kathy Bates and Academy Award Nominee Joan Allen, Bonneville is a charming gem of a film that celebrates fun, friendship and the detours of life that makes us who we are.
Recently widowed Arvilla (Lange) is at a crossroads. Her stepdaughter Francine (Christine Baranski) has threatened to sell Arvilla's Idaho home unless Arvilla brings her late husband's ashes to California, where they'll be interred for eternity beside his first wife. Arvilla's friends Margene (Bates) and Carol (Allen) convince Arvilla to deliver the ashes. But when Arvilla convinces them to go with her in her husband's '66 Bonneville, the stage is set for an unforgettable journey filled with hitchhikers, truckers, breathtaking vistas, Vegas jackpots and a powerful final showdown.
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Warm Movie About Friendship - 1writer
I was drawn to Bonneville due to the excellent cast of actors in the film (Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, and Tom Skerritt). The actors did their usual great acting and the story was a simple, warm film. The movie dealt with the loss of a spouse, but mostly was about friendship, acceptance, and support.
The screenplay wasn't as solid as I had hoped, but it still turned out to be a movie worth renting for a summer night.A movie about the friendship of women - judith_in_ottawa
This movie is about the friendship of women, and older women at that. It's a gentle movie, slow moving, quietly humourous, about accepting friends as they are, demanding change when it's important, and standing with them as they face what life throws at them.
One of the ways this movie differs from some women buddy movies (like Thelma and Louise, say), is how men are portrayed. Most of the male characters are more than decent people, sympathetically drawn, interesting, and important in the women's lives.
I liked it.Bonneville - Linda99
Wondered why I had so completely missed this movie at the theatres. Loved it, Chic flick, road trip movie, what a combination. The story of three best friends who stand together- beside each other, watch each others' back - ride across the countryside to deliver Arvilla's husband's ashes to the nasty, mean spirited daughter in law. Moments in thhis movie will make you laugh, and the next almost bring you to tears! Loved it - watch it is all I can say- even your husband/boyfriend- partner should love it!
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Warm Movie About Friendship - 1writer
I was drawn to Bonneville due to the excellent cast of actors in the film (Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, and Tom Skerritt). The actors did their usual great acting and the story was a simple, warm film. The movie dealt with the loss of a spouse, ...A movie about the friendship of women - judith_in_ottawa
This movie is about the friendship of women, and older women at that. It's a gentle movie, slow moving, quietly humourous, about accepting friends as they are, demanding change when it's important, and standing with them as they face what life throws at them.
One ...Bonneville - Linda99
Wondered why I had so completely missed this movie at the theatres. Loved it, Chic flick, road trip movie, what a combination. The story of three best friends who stand together- beside each other, watch each others' back - ride across the countryside to ...