=G= Review of Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room (1996)

A poignant, sentimental, and warmly humorous story about living

[7/10 · 1 September 2003]

"Marvin's Room" tells of two long estranged middle aged sisters; one who's spent 20 years caring for her bed-ridden father in Florida (Keaton) and the other, a hair stylist who's raised two boys in Ohio (Streep). When one is diagnosed with leukemia, the sisters reunite and begin long over due reconciliations. "Marvin's Room" is a warmly humorous film which tiptoes around the matter of cancer while telling a sentimental story of a dysfunctional family pulling together in a time of need. An enjoyable, middle-of-the-road dramady with an excellent cast and both Oscar and Globe nominated performances worth a look. (B)