The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle is a 2012 drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Guy Thomas. The film stars Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Emma Fuhrmann, Madeline Carroll, Kenan Thompson, Nicolette Pierini, Kevin Pollak and Fred Willard. The film was released on July 6, 2012, by Magnolia Pictures. Its title in the UK is Once More.

The Magic of Belle Isle
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRob Reiner
Produced byJared Ian Goldman
Salli Newman
David Valdes
Rob Reiner
Alan Greisman
Lori McCreary
Written byGuy Thomas
Rob Reiner
Andrew Scheinman
StarringMorgan Freeman
Virginia Madsen
Emma Fuhrmann
Madeline Carroll
Kenan Thompson
Kevin Pollak
Fred Willard
Nicolette Pierini
Music byMarc Shaiman
CinematographyReed Morano
Edited byDorian Harris
Production
company
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release date
  • July 6, 2012 (2012-07-06)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million
Box office$102,388[1]

Plot

Monte Wildhorn (Freeman) is a famous Western novelist. His struggle to cope with the death of his wife six years earlier has sapped his passion for writing and has caused him to begin drinking heavily. He rents a lakeside cabin for the summer in picturesque Belle Isle and befriends the family next door, an attractive single mother (Madsen) and her young daughters, who help him find inspiration again.

Cast

Production

The Magic of Belle Isle was filmed in the village of Greenwood Lake, New York in July 2011.

Reception

The Magic of Belle Isle received negative reviews from critics according to Rotten Tomatoes where the film has a rating of 29%, based on 34 reviews, with a rating of 4.9/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 46 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 18, 2012.[5]

References
  1. "The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)". Box Office Mojo. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  2. Boyd Holbrook at IMDb
  3. "The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. "The Magic of Belle Isle Reviews". Metacritic.com. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  5. "Magic of Belle Isle: Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Rob Reiner: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
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