Some have described this as basically a remake of Heidi. Robert Redford has given up on life and spends his time taking care of his ranch hand, played by Morgan Freeman, who was attacked by a grizzly. That right there is enough for me to spend two hours watching a film. Redford and freeman have not disappointed me in the past and i do not expect to ever see a film by them that is not worth watching.

Now, add in the fact that we have Jennifer Lopez playing Redford's daughter-in-law, and the person he blames for the death of his son, showing up on his doorstep with his granddaughter, and you can expect some real sparks to fly and a Lifetime movie to result. Redford, Freeman, & Lopez - Just WHAT do you want from a movie? Grab some popcorn and enjoy.

Jean Gilkyson (Jennifer Lopez) is on the run with her daughter Griff (Becca Gardner) from her abusive boyfriend Gary Winston (Damian Lewis). She has no where else to turn to except for her estranged former father-in-law Einar Gilkyson (Robert Redford) who still blames her for the death of his son. Einar is taking care of injured Mitch Bradley (Morgan Freeman) from a bear attack. Both Einar and Mitch must come to terms with the past. Crane Curtis (Josh Lucas) is the sheriff in town who falls for Jean.

I don't know what happened to the distribution but I certainly don't remember this movie being released. It's got Redford and Freeman. That alone should have been noteworthy. I get why some people dismiss Lopez but she does a really good job in this one. She's a good actress in the right project. This is an emotionally deep movie with great subtle performances from everybody to match. Director Lasse Hallström isn't bringing any flash to this and it can seem slow for some. Redford is just outstanding and his performance deserves to be rewarded.

A story that could have been told briefly. Jennifer Lopez was pregnant when she lost control of her car and her passenger husband was killed. She suffers abuse at the hands of her boyfriend and returns to her father-in-law, a really aging Robert Redford with the grandchild he never knew he had.

In the meantime, Redford is taking care of his cow-poke friend Morgan Freeman, who has been ailing since he was mauled by a bear, currently caged up, while Redford, drunk, offered little help.

The abusive boyfriend naturally follows Lopez to the Redford ranch and we have the modern day "High Noon" showdown.

We also have the ethical Freeman, who has eased into supporting roles, urging the bear's release.

This slow moving film is cliché ridden. Waitress Cameryn Manheim lost a daughter in a drowning accident.

By the end, granddaughter loves Redford, the town sheriff gets rid of the abusive boyfriend and becomes Lopez's love interest and Redford and Freeman sit on the porch contemplating about life.

I contemplated why this film took 1:42 to unravel.