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The Whole Wide World

1996

Dan Ireland

Vincent D'Onofrio, Renée Zellweger, Ann Wedgeworth, Harve Presnell ...

5.6

259

Romance. Drama In Texas in the 1930s, an ambitious West Texas schoolmarm (Renee Zellweger) with literary inclinations is drawn romantically to an idiosyncratic writer (Vincent D'Onofrio) of pulp horror tales, despite his virtually Oedipal attachment to his convalescent mother and his other emotional troubles. A tender, offbeat romantic story based on the memoir "One Who Walked Alone," written by Novalyne Price of her brief affair with "Conan the ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Stephen Holden The New York Times	"Wonderfully acted by Mr. D'Onofrio and Ms. Zellweger, the movie (...) is a deep, gently touching study of the relationship between two strong-willed individuals"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"It successfully accomplishes what it sets out to do, and the result is affecting and involving (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Todd McCarthy Variety	"A highly unusual and difficult romance has been forthrightly and touchingly handled in 'The Whole Wide World.' Essentially a two-hander superbly acted by Vincent D’Onofrio and Renee Zellweger"
		Jack Mathews Los Angeles Times	"In the end, 'The Whole Wide World' probably doesn’t provide any real insights into Howard’s personality (...) But if Novalyne Price, now 88 and living in Louisiana, got something off her chest, it’s our pleasure."
		Alan Jones Radio Times	"Dan Ireland's poignant character study is greatly enhanced by the two wonderful central performances (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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