Nearing Grace | |
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Directed by | Rick Rosenthal |
Screenplay by | Jacob Aaron Estes |
Based on | Nearing Grace by Scott Sommer |
Produced by | Susan Johnson |
Starring |
Gregory Smith David Morse Jordana Brewster |
Cinematography | David Geddes |
Edited by | Madeleine Gavin |
Music by | John Nordstrom |
Distributed by | Whitewater Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Language | English |
Nearing Grace is a 2005 film directed by Rick Rosenthal, based on the novel by Scott Sommer.
High school senior Henry Nearing ( Gregory Smith) has to cope with the death of his mother and is also forced to come to terms with evolving from a self-absorbed and confused adolescent to accepting the responsibilities of early adulthood. Unfortunately his father, Shep ( David Morse), and his older brother, Blair ( David Moscow), don't offer guidance and find themselves detaching at the seams. His father quits his teaching job, buys a motorcycle, and becomes a perpetual drunk, while his brother takes off to live as a transient doper. To make things even more complicated, Henry has two young women on his mind: the sexy, wealthy, very popular Grace ( Jordana Brewster) and childhood friend Merna ( Ashley Johnson)—one girl drives him crazy, and the other girl keeps him sane.
Nearing Grace has a 48% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critics consensus being that "this coming-of-age story doesn't dig deep enough to offer anything fresh to the genre." [1] Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Ordoña's review was mixed but ultimately positive, concluding that despite a sometimes lackluster lead performance, the strong supporting cast and clever dialogue allowed the film's strengths to "outweigh its flaws." [2]
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