Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Dotsthavesp I wanted to but couldn't!

Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

alfredsetian402 The character Brett Hanson has a history that unfolds at first in a series of flashbacks then orally to his two companions, Martine and Gordy. Martine, the daughter of an inter-state truck driver, is a lonely 15 year old girl looking for love and acceptance.Gordy is a lonely white young geeky computer repairman that believes himself to be Native American.Gordy owns a gas guzzling beast of car from the 1970's that transports the three of them towards the unknown in post Katrina, Louisiana.How the color yellow pops up from time to time was a nice addition to the original story. Gordy buys a yellow throwaway camera that is "preferably past its expiration date." Then, at the riverside, slams the camera against the wet rocks before he takes photos of Martine doing a few ballet positions. The resultant photos look bleached, abstract and surreal. Perhaps a commentary on how people can interpret reality differently. During a heavy downpour, Brett borrows Gordy's yellow tent to sit under instead staying in the car with his companions. A yellow fire hydrant causes a lot of grief for Brett and his wife, May. May's hair is dyed yellow.Brett has become the quintessential glass-is-half-empty sort of man that expects to be let down every day. So when he hands his wife, May, a yellow manila envelope I was able to guess its contents.And finally, a yellow handkerchief near the end.Life handed these four people lemons and they in turn made lemonade. Kudos to this wonderful cast, crew and Arthur Cohn, the producer, for making this endearing movie. p.s. I love the musical score...it is quite haunting.

phyllisknox This film rewards you....it is worth every moment of your watching time. The beauty of its title, the sweetness and affirming image of a yellow handkerchief...like a yellow ribbon is about waiting,welcome and coming home. The Yellow Handkerchief is a road trip movie. It is a quiet, quirky ride around the roads of Louisiana. It plays like real people who make real reconciliations and whose lives keep us captured and moving and flowing forward. William Hurt gives a performance of a supreme subtlety and beauty. Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne and Maria Bello breath life into their characters. It is so rare to find such a sensitive cast that really click...a great ensemble piece ...all with a quiet nobility. Watch it.

tieman64 "The Yellow Handkerchief" is an excellent drama by Udayan Prasad. Low key, sensitive and gentle, the film watches as ex-convict Bretty Hanson (William Hurt) embarks on an impromptu road-trip with two troubled teens. The trio travel across post-Hurricane Katrina Louisiana, hoping to locate Hanson's long-lost love. If she wants to reconcile with him, she'll tie yellow handkerchiefs on her moored boat as a signal. If not, Hanson's to keep moving on.The film uses flashbacks to delve into Hanson's past life. Through these, we learn why he was incarcerated and why he and his lover, played by Maria Bello, split. The couple's relationship is mirrored to that of the film's two teenagers (Kristen Stewart and Eddie Redmayne), both of whom are social outcasts, alienated and looking for acceptance. The film's romance between Stewart and Redmayne is rushed and unconvincing. Prasad would have done better to keep things platonic.Bello and Hurt make up for this, though, with a couple strong performances. Hurt imbues his character with a quiet suffering, a sense of perpetual tiredness, whilst Bello's feisty, fiery but deeply scarred. Elsewhere the film abounds with strong, quiet moments. Consider how, when released from his prison cell, Hurt says goodbye to fellow in-mates, how he later savours his first beer in years, and how a near-worldless scene introduces him to Kristen Stewart's young character. Only in "Handkerchief's" final act does director Udayan Prasad abandon nuance. The rest of the film plays like a well filmed short story.No surprise, then, that the film's story was based on a famous folktale. This tale was then turned into a short story by Pete Hamill, and also a famous, now-classic song called "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", sung by Dawn and Tony Orlando.8.5/10 - Worth two viewings. See "Frozen River" and "Everything Must Go".

Saad Khan THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF – CATCH IT ( B ) The best thing I loved about this movie was the Odd Characterization; William Hurt as Ex-Convict, Kristen Stewart as 15yrs old Confused Teen, Eddie Redmayne as the weird psycho nerdy dirty teen and Maria Bello as any other woman who gets tired of her life. A good attempt by the director and he made most out of the script. It keeps you intriguing and wondering what happened between Maria and William plus a weird relationship between Kristen and Eddie keeps you stuck with the story. Though I have felt at times it gets little slow but then again it paces up. Kristen Stewart looks damn gorgeous and acted well. Eddie Redmayne as a psychotic weird teen did a good job, another Britain import to look out for. William Hurt and Maria Bello are seasoned actors so obviously they were great. Overall a good movie about redemption & love.