A very moving ending to an otherwise very forgetful story

@@claudelebel49 not for the people involved, nor the fans of Howard's work...

I love these good county old fashion movies. The writer innocence is Beautiful compared to Fast men on this Earth

@@yodservant I can't help but wonder how differently Howard's life would have turned out if she would have given him another chance, when he seemed to sincerely realize that he needed her and wanted to commit to being with her and expressed that to her.

I liked him from the beginning to the end because he reminds me of my brother and I understand mental issues 😥

Wow, that's so cool that you met him, and is the restaurant still there?😊

The only actors I've met were when I was a child. Kate Jackson, Barry Williams,And I can't remember the other ones name, but he played on Bonderosa David Carnary I think was his name. They were at the Telethon in Raleigh and we had gone around the neighborhood collecting money and got to speak with them because of it.

Just the fact that you notice your son is this way makes you an amazing mom! That love will help him through. You will be the voice in his head guiding him through life.

Peace, to you and your son.

That's true love. God bless you and your son.

I am sorry but you know very well that your son probably lacks of Howard's talent. He is a normal person Who needs good and kind people sorrounding him. But even if he is a writer Will be like thousand of them Howard only there was one.

You sound like the only talentless one here. You and your offspring I'm sorry to say​@@barbarablue2571

💯

He's dull as can be.

@@pauljono8164 i know many people that would disagree with that statement. Me included.

I've always liked D'Onofrio but man in this SOUTHERN role, he's more HOT TIN ROOF than ever!!

How about Daniel Day Lewis in "Gangs of New York" and "There Will Be Blood", that is top notch incredible acting. Also Javier Bardem in "No Country For Old Men". I guarantee you that those 3 movies will reveal to you the best acting you have ever seen in your entire life.

"...inside each one of us there is someone who needs to be loved and appreciated." How I "survive" that big empty place at 77 is that I remember the loves I have known in the past and try to remember the words they shared as I do remember their kind actions. And while I wish I had love in my life at this time I am grateful for the loves I have known, people who were kind and people who believed in me. I've been blessed and I do not forget it.

I dream of that day

Absolutely 💕🐝💜🙏

@@angelinahunter182 After someone responded to my comment (which was an answer to someone else), saying they decided not to watch the movie after reading my comment, I have erased the original comment. I thought the movie & the acting was all wonderful, I highly recommend for anyone to watch it.

@@lindascott2008 your comment makes me not want to watch the movie, but I think I found this post just to read what you had to say, so I'll give them a like for you

You should see his performance in Full Metal Jacket.

@@almaburns6562 Thanks for the tip.🙂

Kingpin in Daredevil series..

Note: I have always liked D’Onofrio, especially in this Movie. He was fantastic as the Alien in “Men in Black”

They went woke

I've really only seen one good movie since 2010. A Star is Born with B. Cooper and Gaga was one of them. So sick of Star Wars, Marvel, bad horror movies and the like. Today's movies are made to stupify people. However...I REALLY am looking forward to the new DiCaprio flick, Killers of the Flower Moon. I am willing to go to a theater and sit through all three and a half hours of it.

Hmm

Well, it's all planned out to control how and what people should think and feel. US is full of demonic killing and sex filled zombies....isn't that what Bob said..people want it!

Always!

I'm not sure he was mentally ill, just terribly sensitive & in need of emotional support, which he was losing with his mother's impending death. If you read the actual timeline, his relationship with Novalene had ended before she left for college in Louisiana--she did not respond to his last letter. She also totally lacked understanding of the seriousness of his mother's illness (tuberculosis) and the angst he felt. Instead she harped on him about his moustache. I can't help thinking that with a more supportive woman by his side, he would not have ended his life.

@@almaburns6562 Agreed. Caretakers for terminally ill loved ones experience drastic amounts of stress and often get very little sleep. He's not the first caretaker to kill himself. Also, it's too easy to label someone (especially a man) mentally ill if he is emotional and/or creative. Writers often get flak for being crazy if they enact parts of their stories or work out the dialogue out loud as he did. Robert Howard was a complex person, deeply into philosophy but also action and exploration, living life to the fullest.

Was he an autist?

I believe he certainly had autistic traits.

​@@almaburns6562 exactly that is true.

I totally agree! Here’s a fun bit if trivia for you… he had a pretty great part as “Edgar”the farmer in the original “Men In Black” movie ! Thats the first role I remember seeing just how much of a talented actor he is! And his role on “Law and Order (for years!) made me a diehard fan for life! He is excellent!

Awesome 💯 movie

I'm also soo happy, he was my favorite on the detective series. Great actor..Renée is also terrific!! She takes her time and picks some good ones.❤❤❤

Conan the Barbarian with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 80s.

@@DS-nv8bi great film! but it's basically about an original character, Howard's Conan was very different.

By watching this movie I'm not getting that I personally do not care for his rude downgrading narcissist behavior

@@jessicaleslie-byrn8008 I'm sure any woman worth her name would have hated his character at the outset - he came across as a real male chauvinist. But he was not really sexist? I'm not sure.

I KNEW THE FIRST 12 mins that it was a true story.

I guessed by their names even I never heard of them, I knew they were not fakes names

Crystal, stay in school and pay particular attention in English classes. Your spelling, grammar and syntax need improvement. Things are “based on” reality, not based off it. Their and there sound alike, but have totally different meanings. Learn the difference between “to” and “too”. Again, homonyms, but with very different meanings and functions in a sentence.

@@judeirwin2222 Only GOD can teach me. I need not your opinion of how This Kingdom Queen speaks or TyPes for That MatTer... Merry Christmas and HapPy kNew Year, sir/ma'am 🎈🎉☺️😃

you can find them doing a google search...the casting was great judging by the photos!

Agree. Later, I realized i had seen in movies and didn’t make the connection. I watched those movies in awe of how he was so different. My hubby and I enjoyed his depiction of detective Goren a lot. ❤❤

And. He's awfully cute.😂

Have you seen his performance in Full Metal Jacket?

How right you are! I loved him as “Bobby”!

Not to forget that he played that roach creature in Men In Black... But the first time I saw him was Adventures in Babysitting. The kids thought he was Thor 😂❤

"Of course, I too cried at the end." 😂🤣

She was the opposite of the real woman who had grace and humility.

@@user-vv3po2wk2b You knew Novalyne?

Yes a real lack today of any. Intelligent or meaningful conversation.

Robert E. Howard was indeed a real person and a real writer, he is often compared to J. R. R. Tolkien as one of the fathers of modern fantasy. the Conan character who is mentioned several times throughout the film is the basis for the 1982 film Conan the Barberian, staring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

@@matthewsuchomski2593 Yes, I thought immediately to Schwarzenegger's Conan.

So amazing and well said every word you wrote! How incredible it is when a person views the world with Love instead of Cynicism ❤

Lovely, It made a grown man of 60, cry.

Very beautifully perceived and written comment. I can relate to finding the love of your life and like in this movie recognizing, accepting, and loving the unique differences and quirkiness in each other. I was in a very traumatic, loveless marriage for twenty five years and when it was over I was absolutely not looking for anyone and wanted to just finish raising my fifteen year old twin daughters. When out of nowhere this bigger than life West Texas rancher who looked and sounded exactly like John Wayne came into our lives and embraced us all with more love and protection than I had ever realized. He was a total alpha male who had been cattle ranching, riding, roping, building, fixing anything, hunting, a total man’s man that could do anything and yet has the most gentle, generous, sweet soul and loved literature, and is also a very good poet. He wrote and recited wonderful poetry. My whole family has been blessed with this incredible person and although I did not actually bear a child with him we raised one of my twin daughter’s baby girl when my daughter became pregnant at 16. My husband and my hero, even though I’m many years younger than he, has seen me through one advanced stage 4 cancer and never left my side and took incredible care of not only me but our three year old adopted granddaughter at the time, and now eight years later after being cured of the first cancer I am once again battling my second stage 4 cancer, this time I have to stay five hours away from my beloved husband because we live in a very remote area of west Texas and I’m undergoing more treatment and the separation is the hardest part of it all. Someday soon I dream of being able to go back home so we can once again be together again. Thank you for sharing your sensitive and very perceptive insights. Many blessings to you !

Beautifully written. ❤

What a lovely and inciteful perception of this movie. I have seen it and and don’t remember it being so touching and I’m usually more in tune. Now I’m going to watch it again since reading your comment! Thanks.

Bob, born in 1906, never lived passed 30.

Renee Zellweger was able to impart so well the character of Novalyne…a strong willed sensitive woman who believed in her own worth …a relationship that brought so much joy and great sadness…a movie with many messages..mainly judgement of those who just don’t get it.

Belinda I am in agreement with you on the subject of Rene Z…

Brenda, I'm happy that you feel the same. Renee is just too cute, and I love her acting!

@@brendabrown7130 She never disappoints!

24 or...1 ?

I've always have loved being mezmerizd by watching Vincent's acting but THIS was most brilliant and exceptional. Both leads are incredibly their best together. So glad I got to see this movie. Unforgettable!!!

You might like Genius... starring Colin Firth & Jude Law. I enjoyed it, like this very poignant & moving to the soul.

Read a full biography... complex.

Yes you are correct. The only everlasting hope is the one Jesus made possible and it shines like a diamond in this dark world. Even so come Lord Jesus.

When you look at life through the prism of nut job religious fanaticism, you will never realise, that such fanaticism saves no one.

When you look at life through the prism of nut job religious fanaticism, you will never realise, that such fanaticism saves no one.

When you look at life through the prism of nut job religious fanaticism, you will never realise, that such fanaticism saves no one.

That's my assessment - autism. I never heard of the man though.

ohhhhh so true. I have to stop and replay it!!!!!

@@queen_ofall2360 me too

NOT ! He is mentally ill like his mother-both entirely narcissistic and unlikable, impotent father. Renee is a great actress.

@@terryzolnik1204 I respect ur opinion... Try to look at the scene from another point of view... She accepted him for his true self... He let his guard down... For a brief moment they both shared a connection of unconditional ,look before you leap, pure love

🤮 I thought he was gonna swallow her

Can relate, grew up with insecurities, never felt I was good enough Hone life is everything, nothing without God

Genius comes from another place. This world isn’t good enough for it to thrive without consequences.

Think maybe she was the only one who understood, accepted and protected him. Felt she needed to. It appears strange possibly because he’s a grown man and she’s talking to him as a child that needs help to stay on track. A protective mechanism.

and always a certified script. (::)

Yes she was amazing in JFK

I agreed.

I was thinking the same thing. There were so many emotions, so many obstacles, both internal, and external. Like you, I couldn’t help feeling that Bob was once called manic/depressive now called bi-polar. Many great thinkers, writers, poets, artists are very sensitive to the point of depression. A great true story made into a very interesting, deep, emotional movie!

Howard reminds me of North Carolina writer Thomas Wolfe in some ways re his behavior....manic and depressive, hyper and socially awkward/frustrated. Clearly both geniuses, and both died very young, Wolfe was just 37 from pneumonia I believe. Also Nathanael West who died in 1940 in a car accident in California near the Mexican border.... interestingly they all died around the same time. West is most famous for Day of the Locust and Miss Lonelyhearts.

Yes, i was speculating as to whether he may have been autistic or just an odd potato.

Reminds me of Hemingway.

They did ❤