Raggedy Man
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Movie Reviews of Raggedy Man
Movie Review: SENSATIONAL SISSY!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember going to the theatre to see this film about a year after "Coal Miner's Daughter". I knew anything with Sissy Spacek in it had to be good. This film is not only good, its sensational with Sissy giving one of her finest performances. (When has she ever been anything but excellent in anything??) I can't add much to what the majority of the reviewers have said about this film. The DVD audio and video are high quality and the film is beautifully remastered. The musical score is top-notch and the forties background cannot be bettered. The supporting cast is excellent as well with Eric Roberts the standout as the kind hearted sailor, Teddy, who assumes the role of the man of the house....at least temporarily. A young Henry Thomas (before E.T.) makes his film debut here, I believe as Sissy's older son Harry. Sissy has great interaction with the children. The film is Sissy's all the way and I believe she should have been nominated for another academy award for this performance. There are many dimensions to Nina. My favorite scene in this movie may be minor but it never fails to make me feel good.....Sissy is sweeping her kitchen and turns the radio on and the Andrew's Sisters come on singing "Rum and Coca Cola" and Sissy carefree and lightheartedly gets into singing along with the music, dancing with the broom. I just love this scene!! The ending packs a wallop and I always get teary eyed. If you haven't seen this film it is worth your time and money to get it. The DVD unfortunately has no extras, no scene selection, no subtitles and is not in widescreen.Movie Review: Charming Nostalgia...
Summary: 5 Stars
Raggedy Man is a poignant tale of a young mother's struggles during WWII, set against a backdrop of barren small-town life in Texas. Working as a telephone operator in a small house in which she also lives, the mother, played by Sissy Spacek, is also a divorced woman...which bears a stigma in those times. When a sailor on leave stops to use the telephone, and then stays over because of a storm, her life turns on a dime, and unexpected events transpire.
And hovering nearby is a twisted figure of a man, seen often in shadow, pushing a cart, his scarred face often turned away...His presence suggests something sinister. But things are not always as they seem...
Wonderful portrayals by the actors, which include Eric Roberts and Sam Shepard.
I had seen this movie several years ago, and then, after entering a discussion board about this movie, decided to order it. An enjoyable flick.
Movie Review: Major underrated treasure
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is superb in every imaginable way: the photography, the fidelity to the WWII era in small-town America (I know: I grew up in the 40s in a Texas town just like this one with a telephone/telegraph office-in-a-home), flawless casting, fine writing, inspired directing, mesmerizing story and breathtakingly suspenseful--then achingly tender-- denouement. (Sissy and Eric will meet again, I have no doubt.)
This is one of the very few movies I've thought worth buying to watch again & again.
Movie Review: a lovely gem with fine acting
Summary: 5 Stars
A nice little film from the early 80s, with a very young Henry Thomas as one of Sissy Spacek's two sons. A divorced woman struggles to survive loneliness and menacing men in rural Texas during WW2. Great work by Spacek and the director, her husband, Jack Fisk. Also watch for Eric Roberts as the man she falls for but cannot have, and for William Sanderson, the great character actor, as one of the two menacing men from town who come to terrorize her.
Movie Review: Ragged Man DVD not raggedy at all
Summary: 5 Stars
Received the purchased DVD in less time than expected, in mint condition, to the delight of my friend who has been seeking it for some time without success. I will use this distributor again.
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