The Wishing Tree

TV Movie
2000
TV-PG
1h 45m

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Blair Underwood and Alfre Woodard in The Wishing Tree (2000)

After her mother's death, Clara, a middle-aged attorney, returns home to Savannah, where she begins to realize how much she misses her roots. Clara reminisces with old friends about her moth... Read allAfter her mother's death, Clara, a middle-aged attorney, returns home to Savannah, where she begins to realize how much she misses her roots. Clara reminisces with old friends about her mother who was a legendary storyteller, but when one of the stories begins to come true, the r... Read allAfter her mother's death, Clara, a middle-aged attorney, returns home to Savannah, where she begins to realize how much she misses her roots. Clara reminisces with old friends about her mother who was a legendary storyteller, but when one of the stories begins to come true, the results are frightening.

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6.3/10

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Awards
- 7 nominations total

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10lonereb

A movie every one should see

I think this is one of those movies everyone should see. The emotions run the spectrum. Alfre Woodard was as outstanding as the lead character. No one could have played it better. It shows so many things about life you have to see to understand. It shows things like how people can get hung up on thinking about racism or discrimination they don't see the love that those close to them are pouring out. It also shows how we can make judgements which knowing and still have the ablitly to change. Watch this movie and learn.

Shiva-2

Feelgood movie.

Watching this movie on a late Sunday morning in March I became more and more engrossed in the film. Containing elements of both drama and fairytale it made me sit up and concentrate until the very end. There's fine acting throughout, especially by the underrated Alfre Woodard, and a double intertwined plot that'll keep you interested to the end, unless you're made of stone and stressed out. In my opinion, an entertaing and understated movie, yeah, even a feelgood movie!!

1nanettemeau

Disappointing

The movie is basically about a 50-year-old black female who cannot get over her inferiority complex. I did try to like the movie. I like the actress because I saw her in another role alongside Kathy Bates and the movie was very uplifting. I thought this movie might be hopeful inspiring and uplifting but instead it was sour anger and a little bit of the black white racist issues popping up. Very disappointing. Plus the whole other scene involving another blk guy and the southern white family... We'll go watch but it wasn't written well. Can think of so many other ways this movie could have gone better directions. Too bad that the 80% failed. The beginning was a little promising for the first few minutes but it gets ridiculous. Not worth it. I don't recommend it.

8jdbolton

Great story, bad dialect

This is a great movie with well-thought-out dramatic subplots and a storyline that keeps you interested. It delves deep into the storytelling tradition of the deep south. It was filmed in Savannah, GA, making for mood-setting visuals. The only drawback that I find in the movie are the very unrealistic "southern" dialects used. This point is status quo for Hollywood. Once I got past the dialect problem, I was enchanted by the unfolding plot and great casting. Overall a wonderful movie.

1aoperrault

Watching paint dry is more fun....

I watched this film before I did any research on it and I kept watching our protagonist, Alfre Woodard, trying to portray a 30 year old and it was all wrong. Albeit she is a beautiful woman but trying to pass her off as a 30 year old. This is NOT a GOOD IDEA because you can see every year of her age on her.. BTW at the time of the film she was 46 years old.

On top of that all of it is just all wrong. What is this? A nightmarish redo of "To Kill a Mockingbird"? Sophistic and ridiculous. Since 1999 (15 years) there have only been 249 votes on this film.

If you have a choice between watching paint dry and and this film...... go for the paint.

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