![]() ![]() Despite its $30 million budget, the film made only $18,618,284 worldwide by the time of its closing.Still in shock from his only son's death a decade ago, Einar Gilkyson ( Robert Redford), a tough-skinned, retired rancher has let his ranch fall into ruin along with his marriage. In its second weekend, with a wider release, the film opened at number 11 with $2,052,066. Box officeĪn Unfinished Life did not open well it opened at number 16 in its limited release opening weekend with $1,008,308. Movie review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes shows that 53% of critics gave the film a positive review, giving it a "rotten" score. While set in Wyoming, the movie was actually filmed in the Canadian towns of Ashcroft, Savona, and Kamloops, British Columbia. Trevor Moss as Griffin Gilkyson (in flashbacks).All is well as Mitch narrates the last seconds of the story, describing to Einar, his dreams of flying above the earth and coming to understand things about life. Griff then invites Sheriff Curtis for lunch. In the final scene, Einar affectionately talks with one of his cats, who throughout the whole story he coldly ignored. Gary makes one last attempt to drag Jean and Griff back “home” this ends with Einar beating him up and tossing him on a bus out of town. It flees to the mountains where it belongs. ![]() Back at the ranch, Mitch survives a peaceful confrontation with the bear from his past. Griff drives Einar to the hospital, where he and Jean attempt to reconcile. The plan does not go off without a hitch as Griff accidentally knocks the gearshift lever into neutral while Einar is luring the bear into the cage, freeing the bear who attacks Einar. The camping trip is cover for carrying out a request from Mitch to set the bear who handicapped him free. Einar and Mitch teach her to be a real Wyoming cowgirl.Įinar meets Jean at the diner and invites her to come back and live with him and Griff after a camping trip. Griff, who loves her grandfather as the first strong male figure in her life, runs back to the ranch alone. The next morning she takes Griff with her and leaves to stay with Nina. When he learns the truth about why his son was ripped from him too soon, Einar says they’ll have to talk about Jean moving out. Griffin died, but Jean survived and discovered she was pregnant with Griff. At 3 a.m., the two tired souls set out for the last leg of their trip. Jean says they flipped a coin to determine who would drive - she lost. He and Einar have an explosive confrontation that pushes Einar to the brink.Įinar returns to the ranch and demands that Jean tells him how Griffin died. One night, Gary arrives to harass Jean and Griff. Tensions in the family continue to build. There she befriends Nina, another waitress ( Camryn Manheim), who helps her understand Einar’s gruff ways and dark past. Jean starts working at a local coffee shop. Jean slowly falls in love with Sheriff Curtis, but little Griff can’t open up to him or trust him because of Jean’s bad experiences. She moved in with Einar to escape her latest abusive boyfriend, Gary ( Damian Lewis), but like the bear, her past will return to haunt her. Since Griffin died, Jean has fallen into a series of abusive relationships. Tension mounts between Einar and Jean because both are still grieving for Griffin. Einar’s son, Griffin, had moved away and married Jean years ago, causing a rift in the family that snapped when Griffin died in a car accident. Jean and her daughter Griff (Becca Gardner) move in with Einar and Mitch. Sheriff Crane Curtis ( Josh Lucas) captures the bear and displays him in the town zoo. The bear later returns to forage for food in town - and around the same time, Einar’s long-lost daughter-in-law Jean (Jennifer Lopez) shows up on his doorstep. He leans his guilt on emotional crutches, while Mitch struggles to walk with a cane. Einar cares for Mitch daily, giving him morphine injections, food and friendship. The bear escaped into the mountains.Ī year later, Mitch’s wounds still cause him constant pain. The two friends attempted to save the calf, but the bear viciously attacked Mitch - and because Einar was drunk, he failed to save him from serious injury. One year ago, a wild bear stole a calf from Mitch (Morgan Freeman) and Einar’s (Robert Redford) ranch. ![]()
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