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TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria (2000, Touchstone, 89 mins., PG)

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Produced by Oprah Winfrey (natch), this Emmy-winning adaptation of Mitch Albom's best-seller manages to skirt violin-drenched sentimentality -- yet still hit you right in the tear ducts. As dying professor Morrie Schwartz, Lemmon teeters between hamminess and profundity; meanwhile, Azaria, as Albom, conveys remarkable depth with a minimum of fuss. Serious actors, serious issues (fear, death, love)...be ready for serious conversations when the tape ends. B+

Posted Mar 23, 2001

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