A treacly story of acceptance, forgiveness, and the like, Sweet Land stars Elizabeth Reaser as a German mail- order bride who arrives in a Norwegian-immigrant village in 1920s Minnesota, only to be shunned by the preacher (John Heard).The part about her being a Teutonic socialist (read: devious!) got lost in translation when her marriage to Olaf (Tim Guinee) was arranged. And so she must prove herself worthy — which she does, naturally, by helping Olaf harvest hay. EXTRAS Commentary by director Ali Selim, Reaser, and others, plus a basic making-of. C+
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Reaser and Alan Cumming
EW's GRADE
C+Details Release Date: Jul 10, 2007; DVD Release Date: Jul 10, 2007; Movie Rated: PG; Genre: Romance; With: Tim Guinee and Elizabeth Reaser; Distributor: Libero
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