Movie on DVD Review

Griffin & Phoenix (2007)

EW's GRADE
C

Details Release Date: Sep 11, 2007; DVD Release Date: Sep 11, 2007; Movie Rated: R; Genres: Comedy, Romance; With: Dermot Mulroney and Amanda Peet

Upon discovering he's terminally ill with cancer, Griffin (Dermot Mulroney) falls in love with the icy Phoenix (Amanda Peet), who — if you can believe it — is also dying of cancer. If it sounds like a made-for-TV movie, it practically is: After playing the 2006 Toronto Film Festival, Griffin & Phoenix skipped theaters and premiered on Lifetime last fall. With its tear-jerking soundtrack and treacly script, this remake of the 1976 Peter Falk -- Jill Clayburgh vehicle relies on the premise that do-before-you-die activities constitute reality. At least Mulroney and Peet are convincingly sorrowful. EXTRAS None. C

Originally posted Sep 07, 2007 Published in issue #953-954 Sep 14, 2007 Order article reprints

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