Rites of Passage
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Andrew Cooper, Jason Behr, Joseph Foss, Kenny Cloutier, Marianna Elliott (II) Brand: Wolfe DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Running Time: 95 minutes DVD Release Date: 2000-08-30 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Wolfe Video |
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Movie Reviews of Rites of Passage
Movie Review: Making the journey
Summary: 3 Stars
Rites of Passaage, directed by Victor Salva, is a movie about Del (Dean Stockwell) coming to tems with the mistakes he made with Campbell (Jason Behr) his gay son. The past is revealed to the viewer in flashbacks and you begin to understand the past trouble as Del is a tough guys guy and viewed his son kissing and hugging another man. Thrown into this brew is some action/suspense when you have a psychopathic killer /escape convict (James Remar) and his sidekick hiding out around the moutain cabin where Del and his sons are camping out. As the stories twist and turns more secets are exposed under the light of truth and characters are seen with a whole new perspective.
The movie has several good points: the beautiful lake and forest sets for a secluded postcard appearance, the actors are all easy on the eyes and the script is not over acted. However, what knocked a few stars off was even though the acting was fine the script directs the father to have this soul searching / big hearted change for his son (even after 2 years of silence), not to mention that Del and Campbell go back and forth at yelling which really doesn't lead to anything but exhaustion for both the script and the viewer. Also, the whole idea of Campbell having something to do with the convict was a stretch to including the boat scene (why go out on it in the first place). All in all, Rites of Passage comes across as a bearable journey that has a lot of emotion and power but lacks a tight focus.