Golden Door
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Ernesto Mahieux, Filippo Pucillo, Ilaria Giorgino, Isabella Ragonese, Natale Russo Brand: Buena Vista Home Video DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 118 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-01-08 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO |
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Movie Reviews of Golden Door
Movie Review: A Gilded bore of a film!
Summary: 2 Stars
My great-grandparents came from Sicily to Ellis Island in 1907.Their crossing and treatment was not in the least like anything described in this film "The Golden Door". I am not saying that what is shown in this movie is not accurate for some, but it definitely was not accurate for all. In fact, my great-grandmother was legally blind and was allowed in-no questions asked.My great-grandfather had one lung and a respiratory condition.They were into New York City in two days! Also, the Sicilian family in this film comes off as a rather misguided, unaware and almost dimwitted people full of silly old world ways controlled by religious superstition, not knowing what to expect at all in America. Again, that was not true in the least of my family.My great-grandparents would have been totally offended at the depiction of Mr.Crialese's Mancuso family.Apart from all of that,this was just a strident and terribly tedious piece of work that tries not to be documentarian, but succeeds at being rather artsy and long.The annoyingly silly use of symbolism hits one over the head with a "now do you get it" thud!!!Crialese tries to be clever with his use of odd imagery, but after a while that too gets really irksome (especially the giant carrot and the milk swimming .)This film will more than likely have great appeal to those Americans whose families did not arrive as steerage cattle, but rather wealthy Europeans. They will more than likely be appalled and think "how quaint,yet how terrible." As for me, this was an exhausting piece of trite film making trying to be way more than what it was......boring.....very,very,very boring!