Ulee's Gold

Ulee's Gold (1997) starring Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Jessica Biel. Fonda stars as Ulee Jackson, a taciturn Florida beekeeper whose son is in prison and whose daughter-in-law is on drugs. Ulee's two granddaughters are living with him. Trouble arises when it comes to light that two of his son's criminal associates have learned that there is $100,000 from a previous robbery hidden on Ulee's property. They want the money, and only Ulee can talk to his son and find out where it is. Finely crafted movie earned Fonda an Academy Award nomination. Good script with believable dialogue. (Subtitles in English are available on the disc, trumped by closed captions.) Grade: B