| | Pieces Of April DVD (2 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Comedies Movies, Family Videos, Family Interaction, Holidays, Cooking, Thanksgiving | | Starring | Katie Holmes, Oliver Platt, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke, Sean Hayes, Sisqo, Alison Pill, Alice Drummond, John A. Gallagher | | Director | Peter Hedges | | Additional Music/Songs | Stephin Merritt | | Director of Photography | Tami Reiker | | Executive Producer | Caroline Kaplan, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss | | Producer | Gary Winick, John Lyons, Alexis Alexanian | | Screenwriter | Peter Hedges |
This DVD feature film stars Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke with Sean Hayes and Oliver Platt. A comedy-dreama about an estranged daughter's efforts to bring her family together for Thanksgiving. Katie Holmes is outstanding as the title character in Peter Hedges's PIECES OF APRIL. Holmes stars as April Burns, the black sheep of her family who has left suburbia for a Lower East Side tenement. To reconnect with her mother, Joy (Patricia Clarkson), and father, Jim (Oliver Platt), she invites them and her wisecracking brother (John Gallagher Jr.) and perfect sister (Alison Pill) for Thanksgiving dinner at her apartment, and against their better judgment, the Burnses pile up in the family station wagon, pick up Grandma (Alice Drummond), and head to the big city from the safe confines of their stereotypical suburban home. But Joy is seriously ill, complicating the road trip; meanwhile, April's oven is broken, sending her off to her bizarre and wacky neighbors to try to borrow their kitchen. Her interaction with Wayne (Sean Hayes) is a riot.
Holmes is a revelation as April, showing marvelous range and depth as the outcast daughter who still strives for her mother's affection. Derek Luke is excellent as April's caring boyfriend, who understands how important this Thanksgiving dinner is to her. Platt is solid as the father, with just the right amount of vulnerability, but Clarkson nearly steals the movie; she takes over the screen in every scene she's in. Hedges's directorial debut, following screenplays for WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE, ABOUT A BOY, and A MAP OF THE WORLD, is well-paced and fun to watch. The soundtrack features music by Stephin Merritt with the 6ths and Magnetic Fields. Theatrical Release Date: October 17, 2003 Pieces Of April Reviews: "PIECES OF APRIL has a lot of joy and quirkiness; it's well-intentioned in its screwy way, with flashes of human insight, and actors who can take a moment and make it glow."-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "...It's Holmes who holds PIECES together....Holmes nails every laugh without missing the dramatic nuances. She makes April and her movie well worth knowing..."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...Intelligent and touching....Each actor shines....This film is worth a few plays..."-- Elvis Mitchell, New York Times "...Winning....An especially warm comedy with a hidden heart..."
-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "[A] fine, minimalist film that evolves from a comedy of alienation to a drama of acceptance and reconciliation."Wall Street Journal Pieces Of April | List Price | $14.98 (You save $5.29) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 2003 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  14574  | | CD Universe Part number | 6648927 | | Catalog number | 1005951 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 24, 2004 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | language, sensuality, drug content, and images of nudity | | Running Time | 80 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled |
Pieces Of April Movie Review Pieces Of April DVD Region 1
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Additional Release Material:
Featurette: "All the Pieces Together"
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Audio Commentary: Peter Hedges - Writer/Director
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