Far North (1988) [VHS]
by Sam Shepard
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Actor: Ann Wedgeworth, Charles Durning, Donald Moffat, Jessica Lange, Tess HarperDirector: Sam Shepard
Edition: VHS Tape
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 87 minutes
Release Date: 1999-04-06
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Movie Review: Minnesota Moon Madness Misses Mark
Summary: 1 Stars
What a debacle!!! This film directorial debut by Award winning playwright/actor Sam Shepard is a shameful waste of time and talent.
During the full moon cycle in The North Woods off of Lake Superior a family reunites when the patriarch,Bertram (Charles Durning) is thrown from his horse,Mel. Katie (Jessica Lange) comes from "the big city",pregnant and unwed to her father's side. He asks her to shoot the horse.......and it just plummets downhill rapidly after that!
This was the most unpleasant and painful 88 minutes that I have spent with a film in a long time.This film is essentially about the bizarre folk of Northern Minnesota who descend from the wild ancestor mongol hordes. The women have gone wild. They do not need men and have survived in spite of them.The men have worked their entire lives on Lake Superior and want things the way they "used to be." That's it! This film explores THAT theme.It is ridiculous.It plays very much like a stage play.The filming is static and lifeless. The actors, which include Tess Harper,Ann Wedgeworth,Donald Moffat and Patricia Arquette seem uncomfortable in their own skins.This is without a doubt one of the worst and most misconceived movies I have ever seen. It plays much like CRIMES OF THE HEART, but with none of the sensitivity and fondness for the characters or situations. There are continuity errors galore (the horse racing sequences that horse racing fans would instantly know were incorrect).
This film tries to be funny,but it misses the mark everytime. Bizarre and eccentric families have often been the fodder for film, but as many times as it has been done FAR NORTH cannot even begin to rank with any of them.
This film is ONE COMPLETE MISS (or MESS!)
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