Product Description

FOR ONE MORE DAY (DVD MOVIE)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25630 in DVD
• Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
• Released on: 2008-05-06
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 92 minutes

Amazon.com
For One More Day revolves around reunions: producer Oprah Winfrey with author Mitch Albom (Tuesdays with Morrie) and actors Michael Imperioli with Ellen Burstyn (The Five People You Meet in Heaven). Mostly, it reunites a son with his mother. In this smaller-scale follow-up, alcoholic ex-baseball player Charles "Chick" Benetto (Imperioli) relates his story to a writer (Emily Wickersham, Imperioli's Sopranos co-star). Nine years before, he attempted suicide after his estranged wife, Catherine (Cara Seymour), neglected to invite him to their daughter's wedding. Delirious after an auto accident, he wishes he could've spent one more day with his late mother. A visit to their old house brings back childhood memories (Imperioli's son, Vadim, plays Benetto as a boy). The next thing he knows, Posey (Burstyn) appears before him, looking just as she did the last time he saw her. Benetto wonders if she's a ghost or a delusion. While they reminisce, the narrative shuffles between the three time periods (Samantha Mathis plays the young Posey). Benetto remembers the way his mother doted and his father, Len (Scott Cohen), dispensed the discipline. He also recalls turning against Posey when their marriage went south. Loosely inspired by It's a Wonderful Life and originally broadcast during the holiday season, Albom's adaptation argues that it's never too late to change and that no one ever really knows their parents. The multi-layered structure confuses as first, but For One More Day makes perfect sense by the end, and Imperioli and Burstyn create a convincing mother-son relationship. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews

Michael Imperioli Proves He Is More Than Christopher Moltasanti!!
Well before THE SOPRANOS came on the scene in 1999
and made a serious impact on pop culture and television,
Michael Imperioli, who skillfully played the complex and
sociopathic nephew of Tony Soprano, Christopher Moltasanti,
had established himself as a very good character & supporting actor
who could hold his own against many well-known actors and actresses.
He's also turned in some good performances where he was the
featured actor which didn't get as much notoriety as his work
with The Sopranos.
Soon after that unforgettable series ended in 2007,
he teamed with Oprah Winfrey to do this television movie
"For One More Day", where he does an excellent job and shows
that he is so much more than a common mafia crew member.
He brings such a depth and passion to his character and
veteran actress Ellen Burstyn shines in this too!
How many of us have said to ourselves
"If we could only have one more day with a loved one
who has made the transition, to make it right,
to get closure, to tell them how much we loved them!"
I don't want to give the story away, but this is a good movie
that kind of went under the radar when it came out.
Imperioli's young son, Vadim, makes his acting debut as his
character as a child.
A good addition to your DVD collection.

A Cut Above Other TV Movies
Scenes of a man's life play out in many flashbacks, capturing crucial moments that help explain why he is the way he is today. You're probably well aware that this movie involves a mother-son relationship, but it also just as importantly covers father-son and father-daughter.

If you are an adult, it has the potential to break your heart, and/or inspire you to treat the people in your life better, including treating yourself better. Or it might just make you feel uncomfortable.

Because of the modern day daughter in the movie, teenage girls will probably relate the most to this movie, as it gives them a peek into figuring out why their dad acts the way he does. The movie is a bit slow and seems to be geared more towards women. I think they hired the actor from the Sopranos to try to attract more men viewers.

A movie like this is designed to make you stop and think about your own life (with a little supernatural gimmick thrown in for creativity). It's not as effective as say, "It's a Wonderful Life," but what is? Being an adult man, I personally enjoyed the similarly-themed movie "The Family Man" with Nicolas Cage more than this movie. But the themes are always worth repeating, and getting slightly different takes on.

If you can handle that it's a bit boring, slow, and predictable (in my opinion), I still recommend it. As far as film adaptations of Mitch Albom's books go, I would list "Tuesdays with Morrie" the best (by far), "For One More Day" second best, and "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" third place.

Maybe Mitch Albom should try and find some more inspiring non-fiction stories to write. Until then, we are treated to these slightly manipulative, although thankfully non-trashy, works of fiction.

I really wanted to like this but...
I was really excited about watching this DVD because I never remember it being on television. It suffers the same fate that "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" did. It just too boring and slow. I love, I mean love, Ellen Burstyn and her performance was good. Yet the film moves too slowly. I love the theme of the film so much. O' my God just imagine getting one more day with your loved one. That's my favorite part of the film. The flash backs are too long and it causes the film too drag and it becomes too predictable. There should have been more concise editing. On this DVD I found the sound to be very poor. In the scenes with the mother I had to turn my HD TV volume almost too max. What could have been a great film never quite makes it past first base and unfortunately strikes out.