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Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

  • Summary: Based on the award-winning novel by Howard Frank Mosher. Legendary actor/songwriter Kris Kristofferson stars as schemer and dreamer Quebec Bill Bonhomme -- in a spellbinding tale of high-stakes whiskey-smuggling, a family's mysterious past, and a young boy's rite of passage. (Kingdom County Productions) Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. The movie looks like far more than a million dollars and it offers the kind of smart, picaresque good time you get from books like "The Reivers" and "Huckleberry Finn" and movies like "Bronco Billy" and "Bonnie and Clyde."
  2. 75
    Solidly old-fashioned entertainment.
  3. The movie, though lovingly handmade by Mr. Craven, has a frustratingly disjunctive rhythm.
  4. The film is lovely to look at, but makes not a lick of sense.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. FrankL.
    9
    Really interesting and dense take on a sort of New England Western genre. Kristofferson's really good as this sort of force of nature, torpedoes-be-damned whiskey smuggler, and the supporting cast is all strong as well. Some parts seem to come out of nowhere, but overall a very successful film. Expand
  2. JonS.
    9
    Fantastic cast. Kristofferson nails the character's gritty and increasingly misguided optimism. The kid is solid, and the supporting cast is excellent across the board. I can see how some people might get confused by the magical realist elements, but for audience members who are willing to accept those as part of the whole, it's a rewarding experience. Expand
  3. AnnaB.
    2
    Incomprehensible and not well put together.

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