| Aurora Borealis - Review |
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, MD |
| 9/16/06 |
| Island Night Life Link |
| In less able hands, such grave subjects as Alzheimer’s disease and Euthanasia could be the cornerstones of a maudlin, preachy film, however in the new film, “Aurora Borealis,” director James C.E. Burke takes on Brent Boyd’s script with sensitive, intelligent and funny results.
In the fashion of Lasse Hallstrom’s thoughtful “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?” “Aurora Borealis” focuses on a young man whose familial responsibilities both overwhelm him and forces him to mature quickly. Duncan Shorter (Joshua Jackson) commemorates the 10-year anniversary of his father’s death by feeling sorry for himself. |
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