The Locket

2002

Action / Drama

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 63% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 63% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 769 769

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Plot summary

A bereaved man takes a job at a health care center, where he befriends an elderly and embittered woman - and as time passes, he becomes obsessed with reuniting her with her long-lost true love.

Director

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Karen Arthur

Top cast

Mary McDonnell Photo
Mary McDonnell as Helen Staples
William Stone Mahoney Photo
William Stone Mahoney as Thomas
Lourdes Benedicto Photo
Lourdes Benedicto as Amanda Ibarra
Tom Nowicki Photo
Tom Nowicki as Dr. Paulson
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906.96 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
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1.64 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by vchimpanzee

enjoyable, if not always positive

At the start of the movie a man is caring for his dying mother. We later find out his father was a drunk who left them. After the mother dies, the man goes to work in an elegant nursing home and meets Esther, a bitter elderly woman played convincingly by Vanessa Redgrave. Both of them help each other resolve problems from their pasts. In Esther's case, a man named Thomas went to war without knowing how she felt about him. Both ended up marrying other spouses and the romance that could have been was not allowed to happen. The man sees Esther's and Thomas' pictures in a locket and tries to find Thomas. Meanwhile, the man ends up losing his girlfriend when she goes away to school, and her father wants him to stay away from her so she will complete her education. Esther also persuades the man to confront his father. The movie gets quite interesting after the man dates a co-worker who ends up causing trouble for him; she only works at the home because of family connections, and does not have the real concern for people her job would require. A pleasant family movie with some adult situations but no sex or bad language and only hints of and discussions about violence.
Reviewed by jewelch 10 / 10

10 Stars all the way

"The Locket" is filled with hurt, love, anger, forgiveness, kindness, and regret. I was captured by the screenplay and the acting. This is a wonderful film about many of life's lessons as taught to Michael Keddington by a lonely old lady, Esther Huish. She shows Michael to follow his heart, not to be just "realistic" or "practical." She shows him that he is hurting himself by harboring feelings of hate and anger towards his own father. While sometimes slow moving, this film captures the recipe for leading a wonderful and fulfilling life. This film is another reason why Hallmark Hall of Fame has been so successful over the years. They keep producing films that are entertaining yet free from graphic violence, sex and language. Vanessa Redgrave gives a wonderful performance and her fans will thoroughly enjoy her in the role of Esther Huish. "The Locket" is pure gold! James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 1/8/2020
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