Morrie Schwartz (Jack Lemmon) is a life loving professor. Then in 1994, he starts suffering from symptoms of Lou Gehrig disease or ALS. Mitch Albom (Hank Azaria) is a workaholic sports reporter for the Detroit Free Press who doesn't have time even for his girlfriend Janine. Then he sees a TV report on his beloved dying college professor Schwartz. He goes to Boston to see him. They used to talk in his office on Tuesdays and end up spending Tuesdays together with Morrie learning life lessons.
The Oprah prologue sets this up too much. This movie won't surprise anybody but it still works. It is the performance from Jack Lemmon. It's one of his last starring role. The connection is undeniable. There is a real sense of a life fully lived. Hank Azaria is good. There are some parts that get too sentimental but the heart-felt moments from Lemmon is terrific.
The Oprah prologue sets this up too much. This movie won't surprise anybody but it still works. It is the performance from Jack Lemmon. It's one of his last starring role. The connection is undeniable. There is a real sense of a life fully lived. Hank Azaria is good. There are some parts that get too sentimental but the heart-felt moments from Lemmon is terrific.