*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Very well-made film based on the 1991 novel of the same name about an Iowa family and how they try to make the best of things despite their many misfortunes. Depp, in the titular role, leads the rest of the strong cast through an enjoyable story that evolves nicely through brilliant character development instead of action. Kudos for being far less melodramatic than it could have been. The ending kind of makes it seem like all the Grape Family's problems are brought on by the mother (with first-timer Cates delivering like a pro), yet it doesn't seem like that was Hedges and/or Hallström's intentions.
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