The Russell Girl

2008 "She had almost lost hope."
6.6| 1h30m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 27 January 2008 Released
Producted By: Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Country: United States of America
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Sarah Russell, a 23-year-old aspiring medical school student, visits her loving family to share some important news, but instead finds herself attempting to finally confront a difficult period from her past.

Genre

Drama, TV Movie

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Director

Jeff Bleckner

Production Companies

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

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Scanialara You won't be disappointed!
InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
SnoopyStyle Sarah Russell (Amber Tamblyn) is an associate buyer at Macy's and aspires to get into medical school. She finds out that she has leukemia. She's going home to tell her parents (Tim DeKay, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). She holds off when her parents tell her that she got into Northwestern University. She reconnects with old boyfriend Evan Carroll. There is something dark in the past with her next door neighbors Lorainne Morrissey (Jennifer Ehle) and Howard Morrisey (Henry Czerny). She wonders if her leukemia is karma for past deeds.The movie is a little too precious with the secret. This is not really a mystery movie. I'm fine with holding off the reveal but it lasts about 10-20 minutes too long. It gets a little annoying that the movie won't say it out loud. Tamblyn delivers a very compelling performance. It's a great little movie after the reveal with Sarah struggling to connect with Lorainne. Jennifer Ehle also gives a great full performance. It never gets too surprising and the movie is a traditional tear-jerker.
jeckelo_hunny I watched this movie out of boredom, but the melancholy feel of the movie drew me in, fueled by a strange sense that somethings off. I desperately needed to know what was going on. Sarah seemed to be struggling with something, but like many people effected by tragedy, she couldn't find the words to talk about what she's going through. The sadness tore my heart. On the other end, Jennifer's suffering seemed even more fueled by her lack of closure. I spent the night glued to the television, praying that they'd both get what they needed to move on with their lives.I better warn the men, this IS a chick flick.
Flickstr If there was a plot, it took more than 30 min to unfold and I was unable to watch any longer. The acting and production was fine but it was such a shame to waste the talent and money to produce this boring script.The Russell girl (Tamblyn) comes home to share some bad news, presumably that she is about to die of leukemia, and runs into a brooding next door neighbor harboring some grudge from another time. Sarah's mom (Mastrantonio) is so clueless about listening to Sarah's mood that Sarah starts brooding too. Tamblyn's natural brooding is so over used by this script that the first 30 minutes has enough brooding for three or four movies. As scene after scene goes by without disclosure of the root problems, my snooze level rises. After 30 minutes or so I was done. I was very BORED, and angry that my time and the talents of this great cast were wasted by this director and producer.
johnnymacbest Although the story is quite interesting, for me it was too similar and predictable; especially towards the end. This movie is just like Candles on Bay Street because for one thing, the main characters are females with cancer; the only difference is that one died and the other lived. I wasn't too keen on the performances though Amber Tamblyn does a fairly nice job than Alicia Silverstone. Aside from that, there's really nothing special about this film. It's just something that's better suited for an episode in a TV drama, nothing more or less. Hallmark has done some good movies, but the end result for this one is simply "meh" at best. Overall, this film is better watched just to pass the time.