Review of Terms of Endearment (1983) by Meredith W — 06 Oct 2013
"Terms of Endearment" deals with a 30-year relationship between a flighty mother and her headstrong daughter, played to perfection by Shirley MacLaine as Aurora Greenway, and Debra Winger as her daughter Emma.
The two leads both gave fabulous performances that resulted in Oscar nominations and a win for MacLaine. As former astronaut living next door to Aurora, Jack Nicholson gives a likeable performance that saw him received the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
But there is also Jeff Daniels as Emma's philandering husband Flap Horton, John Lithgow as Emma's lover Sam Burns, and Danny DeVito, in a delightful cameo. This is very much a character driven film.
The pathos is well played, and I challenge anyone to emerge dry-eyed. This is truly a movie that has stood the test of time, having set the standard for tearjerkers.
This review of Terms of Endearment (1983) was written by Meredith W on 06 Oct 2013.
Terms of Endearment has generally received very positive reviews.
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