On Golden Pond

When it sometimes seems the whole society has spiritually decamped for Tinseltown, the movie offers the hope that people can come home again-at least for a visit.

Without question, these are major, meaty roles for Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda, and there could have been little doubt that the two would work superbly together.

Two of Hollywood's best-loved veterans deserved a far better swan song than this sticky confection.

Watching the movie, I felt I was witnessing something rare and valuable.

On Golden Pond is a mixed blessing, but it offers one performance of rare quality and three others that are very good. That's not half-bad.

The truth of its characters and emotions carry the film from start to finish.

Valuable lessons in loving one's family members.

Fonda was 75 when this picture was made and must have known he didn't have much time. There could have been no finer final curtain for him than this.

This family melodrama about aging, mortality, and reconciliation is more significant as a social than artistic event: It's the only teaming of Henry Fonda (who won an Oscar) with daughter Jane (who produced it for him) and also with screen icon Hepburn.

Wonderful to get one last sweet visit with Mr. Fonda and Ms. Hepburn.

Stellar cast in left field family values classic.