ScoobyWell Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

etnier I couldn't finish this. Watching Coburn playing a Vermont millworker with his expensive pouffy hairdo and immaculate fresh-out-of-the-box work clothes was hard enough. He wasn't that great of an actor in the best of settings: this movie is too earnest and dullwitted to help him along. The scene where Virginia Masden dies was the breaking point: so badly handled I felt timewarped back to a 1980's made-for-TV special.The film was mawkish and dumb from the git-go: a problem with a lot of 'independent' cinema that no one seems willing to face up to and tackle. If you liked this movie, check out "Lustre". You'll love it.Just because a movie is set in Vermont and deals with moving issues doesn't make it any good. Sheesh.

timivers It's really unfortunate that this was James Coburn's last movie because this film was complete garbage. I've seen better acting in porno movies. What's up with the story? The plot was lame and totally unbelievable. For example, in the scene where James Coburn's character kills his daughter... Why wouldn't he confront the intruder? or turn on a light? And what's up with Virginia Madsen when she gets shot and says "Why did you shoot me? Lame, Lame, Lame Lame, Lame.... Was it just me or was the score annoying... the same three notes repeated over and over on the piano. Whoever scored this film needs to go back to music school. No offense Alan Jacobs but you should never ever be able to direct a film again... You SUCK.

Chris Comley POSSIBLE SPOILER - if you havn't seen the film yet I suggest you return to this review later. I like Coburn so this had to be worth a look. And I have to say, the film was nicely put together, the pace is good, and I liked the gradually emerging situation until you eventually realise what's really been going on. Coburn is as good as you would expect, and Barbara Bain isn't too annoying for a change. However, once the situation *has* become clear, I'm left with one big question about the whole thing. How can Martin Tillman be chasing down the source and tracking the ownership of the gun? How come he gets the gun back? And, more important still, why isn't he in jail?

purpleaddict I saw this film at the Sonoma Film Festival earlier this year and was pleasantly surprised. It was not what I was expecting.James Coburn gave a tremendous performance and all the other actors were very good as well.I was able to buy into what the film was selling, but I was not expecting the twist at the end. About ten minutes before the twist was revealed, I starting thinking this was the direction they were headed. I just sat there thinking "No, that can't be where they are taking this." It was difficult to see the ending and I felt disturbed by the movie for a while afterwards.I recommended it to friends and think it is well worth seeing.