2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!

Sarentrol Masterful Cinema

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

mdavisinspirations They just do not make movies like this anymore. It brings out all the emotions and a lot of life lessons. Sidney Portier is great as usual, and SLP really puts on her acting chops. Dianne Weist has always been a favorite and does not disappoint. I recommend this movie to everyone and any age.

dragoneyez01 Decent TV-movie, but it's unrealistic and this is not my type of movie anyway. There are very few (if any) Hallmark movies that I enjoy, because, again, it's not my favorite genre of movie.Sidney Poitier plays a 91 year old local carpenter and legend, Noah Dearborn who is still in good health and is always working. Developers try to buy him off his land, including up-and-coming lawyer Christian Nelson (George Newbern). He brings his girlfriend and psychologist (Mary-Louise Parker) to try to prove Dearborn isn't of sound man in order to get him off his land.Decent, mushy, sweet premise that will attract some people, I guess. But, the plot holes are numerous. Supposedly Dearborn was born in 1909, yet his house looks like something out of the late 1800s. Dearborn never gets sick. Oh yeah, that's believable. Everybody gets sick once in awhile, it's inevitable ... especially if you're a laborer and work outside a lot (even more likely during winter, which he does). Dearborn is a major figure in the community and goes around town a lot, yet he'd never heard of the Beatles. Also, the film would've been more believable if they'd actually casted someone who was actually 91 years old - at least it would give some credibility to the film. Of course, there is no actor that old who isn't in as good mint condition as Dearborn. (Poitier was born 1927, almost 20 years younger than the character he plays.)Though full of plot holes, there is one good point. Sidney is a great actor, and he pulls this roll off flawlessly, despite horrible preachy lines that kind of weaken the work he put into his roll. As far as the rest of the cast... Well, for the most part, their acting is flat. The writing in the film is also flat (probably the cause of the bad acting). Another reviewer wondered why Poitier's talent is being wasted on these types of movies. I have to ask that too. He's one of the best actors ever, yet, gets sappy rolls like this that weren't thoroughly thought out.This movie really should've been thought out more. But, I guess the audience this movie targeted really don't think about the holes in the plot. I wouldn't ever bother seeing this movie again.Rating: 4/10

ajkathy Didn't know what this movie was about, but if you ever lived in the country or small town, and longed to go back, This movie is a delight. The movie had a simple story line that kept you wishing that you were there. I commend the writers and producers for the film.

Rosemea D.S. MacPherson Noah Dearborn, Sidney Poitier (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, To Sir with Love) is a carpenter who is very good at his craft. He lives on a farm by himself. He loves being left alone, and loves his work. That has kept him young. He lives in a small town and Sarah McClellan, Dianne Wiest (The Horse Whisperer, Practical Magic) is his best friend. She also bakes very good pies, which the entire town likes, especially Noah. The developer Christian Nelson, George Newbern (From the Earth to the Moon) wants to purchase Noah's land. Noah does not want to sell it. The developer dates a psychiatrist, Valerie Crane, Mary-Louise Parker (The Client, Fried Green Tomatoes). Developer, Christian Nelson, wants his girl friend to declare Noah incompetent in order to get the land. In the process, the psychiatrist decides that people should have a life style as simple as Noah. She defends Noah and in the process they become friends. Valerie Crane goes to the farm where she was born and raised to get the feeling for the simple life, and dumps her boyfriend. I watched the movie and enjoyed it very much, perhaps because I have made the decision to live a simple life and do what I love to do. Sidney Poitier portrays a simple man but charming and elegant man.