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| ACTORS: | Peter Mullan, Wes Bentley |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Michael Winterbottom |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 2000 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Mgm/Ua Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 027616861108 |
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Customer Reviews of The Claim
Stays true to the essence of the novel Based on Thomas Hardy's the Mayor of Casterbrige, this film makes use of the landscape in a way that would make the author proud. While it's set in the Sierra-Nevadas at the time of the building of the railroad, and the heroines do more trudging through the snow than picking their way over the heath, the movie stays true to the essence, if not the setting of Hardy's work.
I thought the casting was excellent. There are no "Western" stereotypes here. The saloon girls are not ravishing, but have a certain earthy quality. And even Nastassja Kinski looks convincingly tuburcular. Also, in an era when movies play fast and loose with history, this does an amazing job of portraying the times realistically. For example, most of the characters are foreign immigrants or children of immigrants, and the "town" is made up of slip-shod wooden structures, not the Gunsmoke type set we're used to seeing.
However, the movie did have its flaws. It does not, for example, tell the whole Casterbridge story. This would not be a problem, except that I got the impression that, running too long, the screenplay was cut somewhere in the middle, and then the ending was spliced on. Also, there are some scenes that could use some follow-up but go nowhere. And my teen-age daughter,who didn't know the story (but who suprisingly usually shares my taste in films) got bored with it. She felt the plot was hard to follow, and the story was a little flat.
All in all, however, if you are the type of person who appreciates a well-made movie over a blockbuster, or enjoys history, I'd say it's worth seeing.
Good multifaceted story with terrific cast...
Dalglish (Wes Bentley) arrives to Kingdome Come in the High Sierra's in order to survey the direction of the railroad he is bringing to the area. At the party in which Dalglish is traveling there are two women, the mother Elena Burn (Nastassja Kinski) and her daughter Hope (Sarah Polley). The two women bring something old with them that only the mayor of Kingdome Come, Daniel Dillon (Peter Mullan), is aware of as it awakens his memories of his arrival to Kingdome Come. He arrived many years earlier with his wife and infant child, whom he traded for the claim of the goldmine in Kingdome Come. The Claim is a well directed story as it is multifaceted and is supported by a dazzling cast that performs brilliantly. In the end, the Claim will offer an impressive cinematic experience that has something for everyone.
Epic (n): 2+ hr. movie with no attention to characterization
Thankfully, it's only 2 hours (as opposed to typical epic movie durations). When will Hollywood and movie critics realize that a movie isn't very satisfying if it has only one dimentional characters? No amount of scenery or historical reference will change that. I bought this video because of the positive reviews on the cover: "One of the top 10 films of the year"--Chicago Sun Times, "Two Thumbs Up"--Ebert and Roeper, and "One of the years best films!"--Jeffery Lyons. It's interesting to note that Hollywood has been in a decline since film historian/critics began to frequent the airwaves with their own shows (which, btw, are produced by the same corporations that make the movies). Oh well, I should've known better than to listen to the praise of predicable critics. Overall, I give the movie 2 stars (the scenery and the actresses were pretty), 0 stars for the reviews. Buyer beware!