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DVD Cover Information Actor: Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Julianne Moore, Kevin Spacey, Pete Postlethwaite Director: Lasse Hallström Brand: Buena Vista Home Video Producer: Bob Weinstein Producer: Diana Pokorny Producer: Harvey Weinstein Producer: Irwin Winkler Producer: Leslie Holleran Writer: Annie Proulx Writer: Robert Nelson Jacobs DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Unknown; Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Unknown; French (Original Language), Unknown Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 111 minutes DVD Release Date: 2002-06-18 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Miramax |
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Movie Review: Tedious
Summary: 1 Stars
I won't rehash the plot since it is painfully relived in so many of the reviews. The reason for my low rating is you can see the tragedies stacking up long before they arrive. Is the lack of love from his wife enough? No so let's have her be openly promiscuous, then have her leave with a lover, then take the child Spacey so adored but she seemed to scorn. Is this enough? No have her attempt to sell the child then have the child 'blame' herself and her father for the sequence of events. And this is the opening gambit that the rest of the film pulls out the stops to top with more misery,more woe, more shame.
I found the Bunny role extraneous. Mainly shows up to turn the hurt on immediately after Spacey's latest boot to his karmic head. She cries on cue, asks the childlike heartwrenching question on cue and misdirects parental loathing on cue. Subtlety is not this movie's forte. If you enjoy being blatantly manipulated into 'feeling' for a blob - this movie is your ticket.
Yes it is beautifully filmed, yes it captures the essence of the northeast, yes it has quirky characters and some great bit performances - but no, it is not a good movie. It takes more than good actors and a good story to make a good movie and Shipping News missed the mark entirely.