mdavisinspirations
They just do not make movies like this anymore. It brings out all the emotions and a lot of life lessons. Sidney Portier is great as usual, and SLP really puts on her acting chops. Dianne Weist has always been a favorite and does not disappoint.
I recommend this movie to everyone and any age.
RONALD B. RAFF (herbstnebel2ss)
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn is an eloquent story told in the most basic of terms. Sidney Poitier portrays Noah, who at 91 still leads an active though unfulfilling life. He stays busy every waking hour and has virtually no life outside his daily labor. He keeps potential friends at arms length, but goes out of his way to be a good neighbor. His routine varies little from day to day and he is haunted by the unsettling events of his early life. Unknown to Noah, a group of investors have targeted his land as a potential site for development. Noah rejects their initial efforts to purchase his land outright, so they hatch a scheme to have him declared incompetent so he will be committed and removed. Dr. Valerie Crane (Mary-Louise Parker), a clinical psychologist will be their weapon. But like everyone else who comes in contact with Noah, she is touched by his openness, honesty and simple philosophy. She becomes his ally and defender. After contacting several of the townspeople she realizes how positively Noah affects the lives of those around him, despite his inability to show open affection toward them. Noah is soon taken into custody for an forced evaluation based on sham allegations, but the effort is sabotaged by Dr. Crane. The Developers then try harassment in an effort to drive Noah off his land. Valerie is injured trying to halt their plot and Noah comes to her rescue. While visiting her in the hospital Noah at last begins to drop his emotional block against those who love him. He finally allows Sarah McClellen (Dianne Wiest), who has had a decades long crush on him, to get close. Because of all the opposition, the investors abandon their plans and the new Noah will live a new, fuller life. The film is very effective in showing how love, friendship and understanding is so much more important than money, career and greed. Poitier is well cast and very effective as Noah who is content to live a simple, uncomplicated life.
sumthingtellsme
I was so moved by this movie. It's such a beautiful, touching story. I highly recommend it. I found myself disappointed at the end of the movie, Noah Dearborn was such an incredibly magnetic character, I wanted to know him better, keep learning from this gentle, wise, consummate teacher. Sidney Poitier at his finest, he is brilliant in this role, as if he were born to play Noah. The imagery is spectacular, the movie touches really all of your senses. Rarely does a movie come through so refreshingly rich with imagery, a complete breath of fresh air. One of my very favorite movies of all time. Absolute joy, entertainment as it should be.
bill_b4
This was one of the better movies I've seen this year. "Noah" is especially needed at a time when we are being bombarded with violent, negative and depressing cinema from movies like "Fight Club", "American Beauty", and "A Simple Plan". What a positive, up-beat, feel-good movie. It was refreshing to see great movies are still being made, even though they unfortunately are not box-office hits and you usually have to turn over a few stones to find them. That's why I particularly like the IMDB forum. It makes the mining for great movies like "The Simple Life Of Noah Dearborn" that much easier.
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