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So far so good. This is a terrific story, with real emotional resonance and the opportunity for some honest suspense as the three-pronged story is propelled by six good actors (Fanning is by far the best of the lot; Love looks too odd for words; and poor Townsend gets all the worst dialog). You can tell from the start that the film is overbaked--too much sweeping camera work, overdesigned sets, swelling music, a family that's too perfect before their world is shattered ... and those little touches that you just know are going to come back later (like Will "wiggling the wings" of his float plane for the delighted Abby). Strangely, the characters all become less likeable as they use violence and deception to try and get or keep the upper hand. All of this undermines the intriguing premise, and the film gets increasingly corny and contrived as it power-dives to the Explosively Big Ending.
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dir Luis Mandoki scr Greg Iles with Charlize Theron, Kevin Bacon, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend, Dakota Fanning, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Steve Rankin, Garry Chalk, Jodie Markell, Matt Koby, Gerry Becker, Colleen Camp release US 20.Sep.02; UK 25.Apr.03 Columbia 02/US 1h46 Take it easy. Joe (Bacon) tries to get something besides money out of Karen (Theron), who has a little surprise of her own in store... | ||||
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