IN THE TINY COMMUNITY OF TWIN PINES, GA, LIVES NOAH DEARBORN, A MASTER CRAFTSMAN AND FARM WHO CHERISHES HIS SOLITUDE ALMOST ASMUSCH AS THE LOCAL TOWNSPEOPLE CHERISH HIM, ESPECIALLYRESTAURANTEUR SARAH MCCLELLAN. WHEN REAL E... more »STATE DEVELOPERS SETTHEIR SIGHTS ON NOAH'S LAND, HE REJECTS THEIR SIX FIGURE OFFER.« less
"Noah Dearborn (Poitier) lives a simple life off the grid. He uses no electricity, even his car's an antique. The local people call him a "Carpenter God" and more than one local lady has fallen for his respectful grace.
But he's never been married. He only had a dog once. What means the most to Noah is his work and his land--and an out of town developer Christian Nelson (George Newbern) wants to buy the land to build a shopping center.
The offers start kind, $300, 350, 400--thousand dollars. Then, Nelson gets it in his head that anyone who won't sell their land to him is 'crazy'. That's when he calls in his girlfriend, Dr. Valerie Craine (Parker), a psychologist to assert just that so Nelson can get Noah committed and have the County seize his land.
Valerie quickly realizes that there's really nothing wrong with Noah. Noah's even managed to convince Nelson's company lawyer to give it all up to go to California and start a vineyard.
Unfortunately, Nelson is not going to be so easy to persuade. The conflict is inevitable, but the acting makes the whole story worth watching. The only reason this film got a 4 star rating is because of the rough cuts that brand it so obviously 'made for television' and distract the viewer at the critical moments."
The Simple Life Of Noah Dearborn
Richard C. Harrison | 07/25/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Sidney Poitier, What else needs to be said. He has always been a class act and in this movie he reminds us of how important a stress free life is to our health. He has me wanting a life less complicated."
Simply Sidney
Neil Barto | 03/20/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"One of Sidney Poitier best performances. If you enjoyed Lillies of the Field you will like this one. In some ways it almost feels like a sequel to Lillies but it's not."
A nobel character...
Gregg Ernest | 12/06/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The greaceful prescence of Sidney Poitier makes this movie something to behold. Tom Shales of the Washington post in his rave review called it "more than a movie...it's poetry. When the movie was first aired on CBS, it surprised everyone by attracting 27,000,000 viewers on Sunday night. Diane Wiest was nominated for an Emmy Award and Mr. Poitier won Best Actor at the NAACP Image awards. Mary-Louise Parkers performace helps drive the story and she is Luminous. A feel good fable that has something to say about the encroachment of modern civilization into a mans life that is untouched in its simplicity...and the secret of his agelessness."
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
Tess Howell | Boston/Georgia | 08/21/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I originally found this video on Netflix, and watched everything but it. I kind of assumed it would be a cheesy Lifetime-esque movie (don't get me wrong I love Lifetime, you just have to be in a certain mood). Anyway, I watched it and wow. It is a very well acted movie. This is my first time watching Sidney Poitier and he exceeded expectations. The movie is filmed in a beautiful location (and that's not because I'm from Georgia either)and has a wonderful message. I highly suggest watching it, you may even come to Amazon to buy it like I did! "