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The goal of Russo and director Fred Schepisi seems to have been fidelity to the novel, which gives the film a pleasingly relaxed pace but also a somewhat literal-minded binding. Even that doesn't explain the general lack of tautness, or why so much of the dialogue has an awkward fit in actors' mouths. Harris and Newman, of course, are younger and older versions of American monuments, and their sheer presence goes a long way toward making the picture work (for the premium Newman-Russo match, see Robert Benton's sublime film of Nobody's Fool). Most of the twists in the final reels are genuinely affecting, and the movie has the courage to end on a mild note rather than strain to tie everything up. It's a fitting finale for an unassuming enterprise. --Robert Horton
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Fred Schepisi |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 28 May, 2005 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Hbo Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Drama, Movie, Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 026359275326 |
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Customer Reviews of Empire Falls
And you thought you had problems Talk about a depressing film. Frankly this plays like a competition of which character has the most effed up life. By the time we arrive at the school shooting-you feel like you need to duck from the kitchen sink being tossed into the script. Even the excellent calibre of actors couldn't do more for this mediocre story.
Very disappointing
No, this was not the worst movie I have ever seen, but it was very disappointing, especially given the cast of fine actors. I enjoyed NOBODY'S FOOL, a film adaptation of a Russo novel, but EMPIRE FALLS had very few moments of authentic emotion.
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>Hoffman, as the doomed lover of Miles Robey's (Harris) mother (Penn) does give a quietly affecting performance. Penn is also affecting as the mother who swallows her dignity and sacrifices her chance at love for the sake of her small son. However, these performances are not enough to carry the movie. Harris, usually a strong actor, is curiously low-key, as though going through the motions of acting rather than actually acting, and Newman's portrayal of Robey's much-absent father is too farcical to ever elicit any sympathy for his character.
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>Perhaps the worst aspect of the film is the overly dramatic plot element of the Columbine-like shooting, which tips Robey's daughter over the edge and is supposed to provide the resolution of the conflicts. I found such a devastating event to be unwarranted in a movie that, up until that point, seemed to be a satirical comedy about a disentegrating town.
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>Moreover, many of the characters' motivations are not effectively portrayed. I also found the voice-over narration to be distracting, irritating, and out of step with the rest of the movie.
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>All in all, this movie did not raise itself above the quality of a Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie. The movie is almost completely devoid of emotion, and it also lacks dramatic tension, making it mostly a dull experience with brief moments of charm.
Empire Falls
I saw this mini series on HBO. It is an excellent story and well cast. I was glad to see it come out on DVD. It's one of those movies that you can watch over and over.
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>D. Conley