Monty Wildhorn, an alcoholic novelist of Westerns, has lost his drive. His nephew pushes him to summer in quiet Belle Isle. He begrudgingly befriends a newly single mom and her 3 g...
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★★★★★
I started watching this film without to many expectations even for a family drama, but as the story stars to develop you can tell this is going somewhere special and is definitely worthy of your time. This is the story of a writer on his winter days that goes...
★★★★★
The Magic of Bell Island is a fantastic feel good movie especially for seniors.
Four of us attended and left in a great mood. The scenery and the sets were very realistic. The acting was brilliant, especially the children.
The film had many themes: Reality v...
★★★★★
While you must admit, Morgan Freeman is the type of actor who generally falls into the category of playing the same style for each of his films, he does it with solid style and the "Morgan Freeman-esque" on-screen persona we can all recognize from voice alone....
★★★★★
A multitude of life problems -- divorce, alcoholism, physical and developmental disabilities, teen angst, sudden death, depression -- are gentled and then overcome by universal neighborly kindness during an idyllic summer by a lake. Magical, indeed.
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You've seen this before: broken person stuck in their ways is born again through a chance meeting and all who sees are uplifted. The difference here is the subtle elegance Freeman and Madsen bring to their respective roles. The film is still rather slight, wit...
