Rites of Passage
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Movie Reviews of Rites of Passage
Movie Review: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a nicely constructed, well acted, lower budget movie. It gives a vivid depiction of the effects of homophobia and its resultant secrecy on family relationships and on individual behavior. Other reviewers have done a good job of describing the action and much of the acting skill shown. At its core, the movie could be viewed as projecting a fantasy of the gay son, Campbell (Jason Behr), against his father, Del (Dean Stockwell) as vengeance for the father's violent rejection of Campbell's now deceased lover, Billy. The escaped convicts Frank (James Remar) and Red (Jaimz Woolvett) get to heap various forms of abuse and violence on Del and threaten to exit with Campbell, all good revenge motifs. The curious thing is that, knowing Campbell's recent history and role in these events, Del is able to see past them and embrace his son at the end. The acting makes it convincing. Coyly-photographed Campbell gets both his revenge and his father's love. Frank gets to be the Bad Campbell. Red is a bridge from Campbell to Frank, just as D.J. (Robert Keith) is a bridge from Campbell to Del. While Behr, Stockwell, and Remar have justly received praise, Keith and Woolvett have also done a convincing job of keeping the main characters connected and sympathetic. Be sure to listen to the commentary track. Director Victor Salva and Jason Behr give a lot of information on the making of the film and the techniques used. The lighting and sound had many fine moments, as well as the actors. The deleted scenes and the stills give useful background information too.Movie Review: Good independent film
Summary: 4 Stars
thoughtful and provocative. More than I expected and some good performances and plot. I bought it on the strength of wanting to see something more recent by Jason Behr than Roswell. He does a great job. I also like Dean Stockwell's performance and the "villan" (forgot name, sorry), who do excellent jobs. It is great to see a good film that is not a big hollywood budget type, but not plodding like some trying to send a big message about something. I liked the commentary that highlighted some good points about the performances and issues.Movie Review: Very interesting movie...
Summary: 4 Stars
Honestly if you're looking for an original plot (which there hardly are anymore of, just rehashes of old movies), then this isn't your movie. However the story was very interesting and well acted. I must confess I would've like to have seen more of Jason Behr, but that is just my personal feeling and won't take points away for that.Movie Review: finally !
Summary: 4 Stars
i added this movie on my wishlist back in 04 cuz it looked interesting and i finally saw it today !i actually bought it first then saw it for the 1st time . all i can say is im happy with it in the end . im glad the gay characters in this film were not stereotypes .Movie Review: shocked
Summary: 4 Stars
I thought it wasn't going to be that good, bt i still wanted to see it just in case...boy was i wrong, i thought it was incredible. Jason did an amazing job with his charachter. i am really glad i decided to buy it