That Evening Sun

Watching Holbrook, I was reminded again of how steady and valuable this man has been throughout his career.

There is a predictability to the story, but that's OK. The acting is superb, Holbrook in particular, making That Evening Sun an understated pleasure.

Hal Holbrook's performance in "That Evening Sun" is a piece of work like Jeff Bridges' turn in Crazy Heart -- a veteran actor who knows all the moves, taking a fine little movie and making it great.

Though the movie is filled with complex emotions and a powerful poignancy, it often manages to be darkly funny, thanks to Holbrook's wily, unsentimental portrayal under Teems' smartly calibrated hand.

[Holbrook is] wonderful.

Holbrook is a terrific actor, and it's nice to see him in a leading role, but this is still a movie you can skip.

Southern Gothic, the real deal, not imitation, with great roles for Hal Holbrook, Mia Wasikowska and Ray McKinnon

With his bravura performance, vet actor Hal Holbrook elevates this modest indie rural drama considerably.

Forget Up in the Air: That Evening Sun is truly a film for our times.

As lovely as it is to see the veteran actor Holbrook working his craft as the lead actor in this Southern-fried drama, it's not enough to lift the movie from its sodden melodramatic roots.

Holbrook expertly carries the film.

Throughout the film Holbrook does nothing to soften his potentially unlikable character and winds up earning respect, and even a little affection in the process.