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Last Winter a wonderful family movie for prairie people
This is a lovely movie, especially for family viewing. It accurately depicts children's life growing up in the Canadian prairies, back in the 1940s when things were much different from today. Director Kim Johnston is actually retelling his own childhood so the attention to accurate detail is excellent. Shot in western rural Manitoba and in Winnipeg, this will touch the soul of the viewer, especially if they have any personal link to that part of the world. ... Read more

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Last Winter a wonderful family movie for prairie people
This is a lovely movie, especially for family viewing. It accurately depicts children's life growing up in the Canadian prairies, back in the 1940s when things were much different from today. Director Kim Johnston is actually retelling his own childhood so the attention to accurate detail is excellent. Shot in western rural Manitoba and in Winnipeg, this will touch the soul of the viewer, especially if they have any personal link to that part of the world. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Drama    2. Feature Film Family    3. Movie   

Editorial Review

A pre-superstardom Russell Crowe brings enough leading-man wattage to this modest Canadian drama to light all of Manitoba. Set in the prairie country above Minnesota in 1942, Read more

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Sentimentality inside the "Aerodrome of Democracy"
This was how President Franklin Roosevelt described Canada, the seemingly perfect location to train Royal Air Force and Canadian Royal Air Force pilots in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, a large and successful military pilot training program during World War Two.Russell Crowe delivers an impressive performance as a young bomber pilot in training who woos a local married woman with his looks and charm.As a war film buff, I do not really care for all the sentimentality (no matter how well acted) but I must praise this obscure low-budget Canadian film for bringing to light an important aspect of the Allied war effort which took place in quiet rural Manitoba.This movie is set during the early years of WWII since it included a few American trainees, one of whom is an arrogant, rude and lecherous villian who is the opposite of Russell Crowe's mild-mannered Australian character.Choosing an American to be the movie's villian seemed a bit contrived to me, but there was around 1759 Americans in the RAF who transferred to the US military when America finally entered the war.When watching the movie, or just looking at the DVD cover, one will notice that the air force uniform has a much DARKER SHADE OF BLUE than the familiar RAF uniforms seen in "Battle of Britain".This was something that my eyes had to get used to when watching this sentimental but nonetheless interesting film.

Canadians were once proud people
For The Moment reminds us that Canada once was a proud nation who pulled its own weight.[...].A much younger Russell Crowe portrays an Australian pilot who is undergoing further training in Manitoba, Canada during WWII.He eventually begins an affair with a woman whose husband has already departed for combat.The relationship is likely doomed from the start.Will Crowe's character even survive the war?Most pilots are killed within months after their departure.The people around these illicit lovers also have their own troubles.Should everyone live for the immediate present?Is there logical reason to invest in a long term future hopes?
Pre-Stardum Crowe Soars
I didn't havea clue what this movie was about or what it had to offer when I picked it up.All I knew was it starred Russell Crowe and that was all I needed to know.It's set during war times, Crowe plays a pilot in training and while staying with a friend and his fiance he falls for the fiance's married sister.Risky waters there Mr Crowe, but a romance ensues and it leads to an uproar of sorts.Who can blame the young lady.Crowe's charm is undeniable (heck, I'm a heterosexual married man and I'd fall for him...sorry sweetheart) just listen to his redition of "High Flight".Beware all you 'Pearl Harbor' 'Saving Private Ryan' watchers, this is not a war movie even though it's labeled as one.This is a romance film with VERY little action at all.Still, all in all, it's a great film and a must see for any die-hard Russell fan like myself. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children    2. Drama    3. Family    4. Feature Film-drama   

Editorial Review

A pre-superstardom Russell Crowe brings enough leading-man wattage to this modest Canadian drama to light all of Manitoba. Set in the prairie country above Minnesota in 1942, Read more

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Reviews (41)

Sentimentality inside the "Aerodrome of Democracy"
This was how President Franklin Roosevelt described Canada, the seemingly perfect location to train Royal Air Force and Canadian Royal Air Force pilots in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, a large and successful military pilot training program during World War Two.Russell Crowe delivers an impressive performance as a young bomber pilot in training who woos a local married woman with his looks and charm.As a war film buff, I do not really care for all the sentimentality (no matter how well acted) but I must praise this obscure low-budget Canadian film for bringing to light an important aspect of the Allied war effort which took place in quiet rural Manitoba.This movie is set during the early years of WWII since it included a few American trainees, one of whom is an arrogant, rude and lecherous villian who is the opposite of Russell Crowe's mild-mannered Australian character.Choosing an American to be the movie's villian seemed a bit contrived to me, but there was around 1759 Americans in the RAF who transferred to the US military when America finally entered the war.When watching the movie, or just looking at the DVD cover, one will notice that the air force uniform has a much DARKER SHADE OF BLUE than the familiar RAF uniforms seen in "Battle of Britain".This was something that my eyes had to get used to when watching this sentimental but nonetheless interesting film.

Canadians were once proud people
For The Moment reminds us that Canada once was a proud nation who pulled its own weight.[...].A much younger Russell Crowe portrays an Australian pilot who is undergoing further training in Manitoba, Canada during WWII.He eventually begins an affair with a woman whose husband has already departed for combat.The relationship is likely doomed from the start.Will Crowe's character even survive the war?Most pilots are killed within months after their departure.The people around these illicit lovers also have their own troubles.Should everyone live for the immediate present?Is there logical reason to invest in a long term future hopes?
Pre-Stardum Crowe Soars
I didn't havea clue what this movie was about or what it had to offer when I picked it up.All I knew was it starred Russell Crowe and that was all I needed to know.It's set during war times, Crowe plays a pilot in training and while staying with a friend and his fiance he falls for the fiance's married sister.Risky waters there Mr Crowe, but a romance ensues and it leads to an uproar of sorts.Who can blame the young lady.Crowe's charm is undeniable (heck, I'm a heterosexual married man and I'd fall for him...sorry sweetheart) just listen to his redition of "High Flight".Beware all you 'Pearl Harbor' 'Saving Private Ryan' watchers, this is not a war movie even though it's labeled as one.This is a romance film with VERY little action at all.Still, all in all, it's a great film and a must see for any die-hard Russell fan like myself. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Feature Film-drama   

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• Color
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Subjects:  1. Feature Film-drama