Spring Forward

2000 "Nothing in common. Everything to gain."
7.5| 1h50m| R| en| More Info
Released: 10 December 2000 Released
Producted By: Journeyman Pictures
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Trying to put himself back together after serving prison time for robbery, Paul takes a job as a parks employee in a small Connecticut town. His co-worker, Murph, a generation older than Paul, is dealing with his own issues, chiefly the the impending death of his very ill gay son. After the men have a run-in with local snob Frederickson, Murph's age and experience starts to temper Paul's fiery nature, as the younger man begins to embrace his new life.

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Drama

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Director

Tom Gilroy

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Journeyman Pictures

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped
Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
carwashwannabe I picked out this film randomly at the video store and I found it incredibly powerful and fitting to adult life, and every human's inevitable life ahead of them.I want to mention how low key some of the aspects of this film are (like having a mere 11 characters), but I don't want to spoil anyone's chance of seeing this, because not just people into indie films can be moved by something like this. Despite the movie's deep tone, I found it incredibly uplifting. What we become is not important, its the relationships we build with others that really gives our lives meaning.
yates-m There's not much of a plot to this movie, but i still love it. Its not a movie i would watch over and over, i've seen it around 5 times, i actually own it, and its still good. Its hard to sit through, very down key. The ending is slow, the beginning is slower. But, its a wonderful movie. By the end of the movie you really KNOW the characters though. You don't get that with a lot of movies. This is more a movie you would watch when your having a slow day yourself. It denys me the ability to catagorize it, it lacks action, mystery. The bit of romance it does include isn't over powering. In all, i suppose it lacks definition. Sadly enough.
caspian1978 Liev Schreiber and Ned Beatty are two of the most under-rated actors in the business. Both perform brilliantly together on screen. Without them, this movie has its innocent beauty in the color green and the simple shots of everyday life in this small town of Connecticut. Beatty proves himself again to be one of America's best actors. Never making the big bucks like most of your "Top 40" stars in Hollywood, Beatty brings a classic tone to the movie that very few actors can do. Schreiber too, is one of the better actors of the new generation. The two of them together echo what good actors should be. A touching, simple, yet brilliant movie that deserves a large audience. Check it out!
senortuffy This is really one terrific film. It's about two guys working for the Parks and Recreation Dept. in some little town in Connecticut. Paul has just gotten out of jail for robbing a donut shop and is taken under the wing of the much older Murph.The movie basically is a series of scenes where they talk and discuss life in general. As they're picking up the trash in the park or driving down the road or painting a fence, they discuss the meaning of karma, love, betrayal, Murph's son dying of AIDS, all the things that make up a person's life.Ned Beatty is excellent in the role of Murph. I've seen him in dozens of movies, but I think I'll always remember him in this role as the character he plays fits him like a glove. He's an easygoing guy who's wise, caring and funny. By the end of the film, you feel you really know him, like he's a real person.Liev Schreiber plays Paul and he also does fine work in this film. Paul is angry at the world the first day he and Murph go out to work together, but he begins to mellow out as the days go by. He's much younger - mid twenties compared to Murph's early sixties - and he reads a lot of philosophy and discusses it with his friend. By the end, he's opened up a lot and isn't afraid to show his emotions or reach out to others.This film is everything you could possible ask for in an independent film. There's no expensive props or choreographed action scenes. It's simply two interesting people interacting with each other over the course of a couple of months and the way they affect each other's lives.