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CookieInvent There's a good chance the film will make you laugh out loud, but if it doesn't, there's an even better chance it will make you openly sob.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

powermandan Henry Fonda is one of the best actors in all of cinema. His son Peter has done some great films too, with one of his lesser known flicks (this) containing his best performance. Fonda was nominated for an Academy Award and almost won. While Fonda is the crown-jewel in this, the supporting cast is just as good and almost everything the movie has is A-1.Ulee's Gold is a character study about a reserved beekeeper named Ulee Jackson (Fonda) who takes care of his two granddaughters. 7th Heaven's Jessica Biel plays rebellious punk teenager Casey and her little sister is the more normal Penny. Their mother Helen is a junkie who abandoned them and their father, Jimmy (Ulee's son), is a convict in prison. When Ulee urgently visits his son, he gets informed that his son's criminal accomplices, Eddie and Ferris, have found Helen and have been caring for her in Orlando. When Ulee goes to get her, they say that for her exchange that they want the money Jimmy hid after a job that they never got. Ulee takes Helen home and must deal with her withdrawal symptoms after years of heavy rohypnol use. I personally thought Helen gave the best performance of an actress that year in a supporting role. Peter Fonda's calm performance is not one that could be taken lightly. We see the pain, heartbreak and struggles as he tries to bring his torn up family back together. There's some scenes where we see him dealing with the bees--he expertly handles the bees, and it reflects on how he will be handling his family. His family is much harder to tend with than the bees, but Ulee determination will make reconciliation just as effect as his beekeeping. As I mentioned, Casey is a punk, who changes for the better. Helen is a junkie, who changes for the better. Penny is depressed and heartbroken, who gets better. Ulee's best fiends died in the war and his wife passed away, but his will to flee his demons and bring his family back together are all great.While the acting and character development are all perfect, the only criticism I'd give would be that the movie tends to drag on in some parts. Not a big deal, so whatever.

Robert J. Maxwell The honey that "Tupelo Honey" refers to is not somebody wife or main squeeze. It refers to the honey produced by bees that have been mucking around in the blossoms of the Florida tupelo trees, which only are in bloom for a few weeks. This makes for a high-end honey.The bees kept by Peter Fonda play a weighty symbolic role in this film. They get along, so why can't we? As we all know, bees are divided into classes. First, there is the queen bee. She's fed royal jelly in her блины. Besides the queen bee, or rather beneath her, are the workers, the drones, the soldiers, the Viscounts, the peons, the serfs, the bishops and rooks, and the châtelaines. There are others, many of mixed race, but you don't need to know all of them to enjoy the movie.I think this role earned Peter Fonda a Golden Globe Award and he deserved it. He's all guardedness and reserve. The death of his wife six years ago has left him emotionally bankrupt. His two grand-daughters don't pay him much attention as he goes about the time-consuming business of schlepping bee hives and barrels around the woodland apiary. His son is in the slams for a robbery. Then, reluctantly, he agrees to his son's desperate plea to Fonda to rescue his daughter-in-law from abject distress in Orlando. When they wouldn't let her into Disneyworld she went spastic and has been strung out and in the hands of two really evil young men ever since.Fonda reluctantly drives to Orlando to take her home. The two miscreants happily hand over the strung out woman, having had their fill of her, but they inform Fonda that they were his son's accomplices and they have reason to believe the son stashed a hoard of money from the robbery. They want the money or else they'll pay a visit to Fonda's family. The daughter-in-law, Christine Dunford, is in awful shape. Her performance is outstanding. Fonda enlists the help of a neighboring woman, a nurse, Patricia Richardson, to put Dunford to bed, restrain her, and keep her sedated.Meanwhile, Fonda's demanding work with the tupelo honey is falling behind schedule. At about this point, the story loses some of its sense of abject despair. With the help of Dunford's two daughters and the sensible next-door nurse, things improve. Dunford regains her identity and her daughters gradually warm to her.It's nicely directed too. Fonda has been fiercely independent since he became a widower. But now, coming home sleepless from work in the field, his back killing him, he leans against the kitchen wall. His daughter-in-law asks if she can fix him something to eat. He replies, "A glass of water would be nice." And the director, Victor Nunez, lets us see Dunford turn on the tap, fill the glass with water, hand it to Fonda, and the camera pauses while he drinks the entire contents.The business with the two unsavory robbers continues apace. The dominant of the two, Steven Flynn, does a truly good job of being what he is, carrying around with him a dull glow of foreboding. The director hands him an impressive introduction. Fonda visits the pool hall and Flynn has just made a shot. His eyes follow the pool ball and then slowly rise to stare with a phony smile at Fonda. But he's always polite. Fonda is "Mr. Jackson" or "Sir," even when Flynn is holding a revolver to his ear.It gets more tense as it turns from domestic drama to crime story, which I won't get into except to say that not a shot is fired and no one gets his head wrenched off.Start it and stick with it for a while.

SnoopyStyle Ulee Jackson (Peter Fonda) is a beekeeper taking care of his granddaughters Penny (Vanessa Zima) and the rebellious Casey (Jessica Biel). His son Jimmy (Tom Wood) calls from prison. He tells him that his wife Helen (Christine Dunford) is in trouble and Ulee needs to rescue her from his old running mates Eddie Flowers and Ferris Dooley. They tell him that their last job is suppose to have an extra $100k and they want their money. Ulee takes the drug addicted Helen home. Penny asks next door neighbor Dr. Connie Hope (Patricia Richardson) for help.Fonda gives a quiet but powerful performance. Ulee is a salt-of-the-earth solid character. His family is a shattered one. Like Victor Nunez's previous movie 'Ruby in Paradise', he has given a perfect showcase for his lead. The story is simple but effective. For all the low world influence, the violence is pretty tame. The movie can feel tame but it has a deeper heart.

Michael Reed The title of the film "Ulee's Gold" does not inspire most movie-goers to run to their local theaters. As a skeptic, I gave the film a chance on a rainy Thursday evening & what a pleasant surprise. Those of us who enjoy superb acting, a good storyline & script, and a capable leading man are in for a treat. Standoffish, reclusive, & heartbroken beekeeper Ulee Jackson lives a simple life caring for his grandchildren in Florida. But the simple life is not without challenges. Ulee is forced to face his jailed son's crime & cohorts, a daughter-in-law on drugs, raising girls coming of age, & a new neighbor with a big heart. Through it all, Ulee keeps a stiff upper lip & a strong familial presence in order to right the wrongs & keep his simple life whole. Peter Fonda outdoes himself in the title role & gives you reason to believe in Ulee's fortitude. Jessica Biel & Patricia Richardson are more than capable in their respective supporting roles. If you get a chance, give "Ulee's Gold" a gander. You won't be disappointed. Platinum,....simply platinum.