Providing the film’s foundation, Cromwell is adept at revealing emotional layers lurking under the surface of his flannel-clad old-timer.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
Slant Magazine by Andrew Schenker
As far as films about couples dealing with the female partner losing her mind go, Still Mine is pretty pedestrian.
Arizona Republic by Bill Goodykoontz
Still Mine is a rewarding, performance-based film, ultimately a small pleasure to spend time with.
[A] pitch-perfect, deeply affecting film.
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
The estimable James Cromwell splendidly anchors this tender, true-life tale.
Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan
It’s nice to be reminded of what old people look like, since they are, at least in movies these days, ever more invisible.
The film is less effective as an inspirational saga than as a simple portrait of a marriage in its twilight years, with the house-in-progress serving as a metaphor for love that endures by being constantly renewed.
Cromwell delivers his defiantly gruff dialogue with amusing relish, while still grounding his protagonist’s actions in desperation and desolation. And his nostalgic conversations with Bujold while the two lay in bed have a naturalness that almost overshadows the creakiness of the surrounding material.
Not since "The Straight Story," when Richard Farnsworth traveled all the way from Iowa to Wisconsin by lawn mower to see his dying brother, have the wisdom, innocence and pride of a senior citizen combined so powerfully as a metaphor for the courage to face mortality. Unforgettable.