The Magic of Belle Isle

2012

Action / Comedy / Drama

25
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 63% · 32 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 63% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 21497 21.5K

tenderness inspiration author family alcoholic typewriter

Plot summary

In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.

Director

Rob Reiner Photo
Rob Reiner

Top cast

Morgan Freeman Photo
Morgan Freeman as Monte Wildhorn
C.J. Wilson Photo
C.J. Wilson as Fire Captain
Christopher McCann Photo
Christopher McCann as Bookstore Owner
Nicolette Pierini Photo
Nicolette Pierini as Flora O'Neil
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
797.05 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
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1.61 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by angelgodsheir 7 / 10

Life is good.

I started watching this film without to many expectations even for a family drama, but as the story stars to develop you can tell this is going somewhere special and is definitely worthy of your time. This is the story of a writer on his winter days that goes to an island to spent the summer and discover that not everything may be lost. Without getting into to many details I can tell you Morgan Freeman is amazing as always, he delivers a beautiful performance and the rest of the cast is good as well. The script is fantastic, you can imagine your self in those situations and feel for the characters. The photography and the music is perfect and everything together leaves you with a taste of "Life is beautiful" in your mouth.
Reviewed by MartinHafer 9 / 10

The most unlikeliest of romances.

"The Magic of Belle Isle" is a bit predictable...but I can accept that. This is because the story was so wonderfully well made...with great, easygoing acting and an incredible musical score.The story begins with Monte (Morgan Freeman) moving to a country retreat for the summer. He's an alcoholic and misanthrope....and although a famous writer, he hasn't written anything in years. In other words, he's a mess. However, when he's befriended by a neighboring family, Monte slowly comes out of his shell and finds some things to care about instead of just feeling sorry for himself.Morgan Freeman simply is terrific and I think the director and writer did a lot of smart things here by allowing Freeman just to act....slowly and meticulously. He's like a workshop on how to make acting look natural and real. He's also ably assisted by a great cast and I really enjoyed the film....and I think its current score of 7 is a bit low.
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