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Oh man, what can I say... This movie is far far away from the German original despite the fact that both movies have the same director and good actors :( I don't know what the heck went wrong making this movie but if you have the choice, watch the original movie.

How to make an inherently difficult subject interesting is a challenge. Nick Nolte and Sophia Nolte succee to a degree.

I went to see this despite the poor rating it has. In my opinion it deserves more than a 2.9 rating. People need to stop comparing it to the original film because it's not the original film it is it's own version. I found it very moving and touching. Although a bit cheesy at times and occasionally poor acting from supporting cast (the main character with Alzheimer's very good), I enjoyed it and glad I went to see it. Insight into what Alzheimer's is like and important factual information learnt whilst watching movie.

Saw bits and pieces of the beginning on a lazy Saturday morning enough so that I watched rest of the movie. It caught my touched me. Thought the acting and music were very good - particularly Mick Nolte. Watch it if you get a chance

Very Slow, the actors didnt get me...Just watch the original german movie instead.

How is this only a 5.2?

A heart-warming and touching film about a difficult subject.

I suspect the poor marks are from those fortunate enough to have known or loved someone suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Ok, it's very different from The Father and so many highs and lows.

As a Brit, I hate the fact that my compatriots were stereotyped as posh, stuck up idiots (perhaps the makers should have got out of London and came and met the real people).

Strangely, despite many UK roles; I only recognised the copper on the desk. These all seem to be Hollywood Brits.

Apart from that it was great and showed warmth, understanding and humility but, yes, there are some jokes best not explained to a younger audience (or nuns!).

A good watch and a great performance by Sophie Lane in her first role.

Just saw it...... not the worst movie ever made. But clearly not the best.nick nolte ist good as always.typical til schweiger movie. Way to loud music(and to often) and every scene has round about 100 cuts. Pretty much the same as the original.

Not sure why this movie got such bad rating. I thought it was beautiful and very moving. I think most old people feel like they become unimportant to their family, exactly why we should make them feel important, go visit your grandparents if you still have them around or send them a message or give them a call. Great acting by NN.

Great feelgood-movie with lots of humor hitting close to home. Don't understand the low rating.

Nick Nolte plays Amadeus, a widowed former veterinarian. Now a doddery grandfather who is behaving erratically because of his Alzheimer's.

His son Nick (Matt Dillon) living in England with his wife Sarah (Emily Mortimer) are in a state of despair over Amadeus's behaviour. In once scene he urinates inside the fridge.

Ten year old granddaughter Matilda takes Amadeus on a trip to Venice in order to rekindle his memories with his late wife.

Actor turned director Til Schweiger has remade his own German film. Although set in Britain, it is shot in Germany. The journey could be a more plausible road trip in the original. The journey is Germany to Italy.

In this remake, the sight of a young girl taking her befuddled grandfather to Venice looks irresponsible. It helps that Amadeus has a credit card with a high credit limit to pay for the journey and the hotel.

In the meantime Nick and Sarah frantically try to track both of them down with the local police not to bothered.

It was a split vote in our household. My wife enjoyed the film, I found it mawkish and the comedy stretched credibility. In short the movie is too contrived and absurd.

Matilda is played by Nolte's real life daughter. Jake Weber plays a doctor and unusually for him, he uses his real life English accent. Eric Roberts has a cameo as another doctor.

A great delightful Alzheimer's flick! I'm not sure why this has a 4.1 in my opinion really doesn't deserve it; Nick Nolte did incredible! The little girl is precious, I'd love to see her acting more. I think Head Full of Honey is beautiful despite it's silliness, I wish more appreciated the film.

Though Nick Nolte has a few moments that showcase his still fine acting chops, that alone isn't reason enough to sit through this. I actually felt embarrassed for him and the other adult actors for having to try to play serious with scenes that vacillated between idiotic and unbelievable. The biggest problem in my opinion is that something as serious as Alzheimers, is treated as a source of comic material that in the end, is just flat slapstick surrounded by a cringe inducing, credibility stretching production. Both Alzheimers and the actors deserved better.

I liked the lightness of the approach chosen by the director who deals with a serious and delicate subject: an old man, recently widowed and suffering from the Alzheimer's disease, joins his son's house, with his daughter-in-law and grand daughter. A lightness but definitely not superficiality, as in some of Woody Allen's movies. With a trio of divine actors who energize the movie. First at all Nick Nolte and Emily Mortimer are both excellent. And then Matt Dillon who is unjustly cataloged with movies for decerebrated teenage girls. Without forgetting Sophie Lane Nolte, Jacqueline Bisset and Eric Roberts.

2,9/10?!!? Clearly underrated!

I feel the same way as a lot of people here. I have first wasn't going to watch the film because of the low rating, but when I seen some of the reviews I decided I'd give it a chance. I was not disappointed. I feel that it's an excellent film.

There's about a cut every half second or so. It's edited so quickly I almost broke my neck. It makes it feel like you're watching a two hour trailer. I made it about 10 minutes in before I had to stop from sheer whiplash.

But Nick Nolte's best acting ever pulled it up to a 7.

It attempts to be an Ealing comedy whist being serious It just doesn't work The cast who try their best with a very lose script that is on one hand schmaltz and the other hand confused Do their best But come across as wooden too Alzheimers is a very difficult subject to cover.

With a rewrite it could work. But the director has focus on what kind of a story to tell You could have pathos but you also need logos.

I thought it was great actually. I can relate in ways, from being 'Tilda, to being her Dad, and going with the flow on a lot with Amadeus!! I would've spread food on my face too!! Loved it and telling my family about this one. Thanks for all the feel goods!!

A very good picture of what Alzheimer's disease means for a person and his family ... A bit over the top on some moments, and a bit slow in the beginning... but towrds the end it became really interesting and good.

I haven't seen the original, so my rating is not based on some nostalgic emotion about the german version, this was a big mess on its own. Has its ups and downs, mostly downs unfortunately, but there are moments that are actually good. Frankly, I couldn't decide if this was a bit too much for Nick Nolte, or he was directed to portray this role the way he did.

This movie if so underrated It filled me with so much emotion. I cried I laughed and I cried some more. Nick Nolte daughter Sophie did such an awesome job. I know firsthand how sad Alzheimer's can be and Nick Nolte did a wonderful job how to lighten the moment with his humor. Though some people I thought they were making fun of Alzheimer's they don't realize that's how it really is they'll be childlike one moment and scared or mean the next. So lighten up and kick back and enjoy an awesome movie

I can't quite understand the low rating on this film, and it exceeded my expectations as a result. This is a touching movie that, in order to lighten the mood on a serious subject, brings a bit of light humor. I laughed, and I also cried. Although the story may not be completely realistic, it was still worth watching and the acting of the little girl was excellent! Don't let the rating of this film turn you away.

Heart warming moments but totally unconvincing and unrealistic storyline .Strong cast doesn't save the movie sadly .

Nolte puts in a great performance however .