The hope emmitted throughout this film by all charachters, particularly the boy, is enough to touch your soul.

Made by people trying very hard but who are also quite lost. boring and meaningless to the point of extreme irritation. but i would recommend it as an example of the kind of films being produced by the degenerated spawn of the david lynchs, tim burtons and cohen bros. of the world.

I think Desson Howe of the Washington Post was too kind. Five minutes into the movie, I thought, "This is too pretentious." Unfortunately, it got worse. Too bad there wasn't an intermission so most people could leave gracefully. The lack of acting, I believe, can only be attributed to the Director. And the casting! Who could believe for a minute that James Woods and Mark Polish were father and son? No doubt, in the making, the movie made sense to 1 or 2 people, BUT don't go. Save your money and time. … Expand

Not a masterpiece, but a visually stunning work that has a pace and mood that's all its own. At times, it's quite mesmerizing.

Not a masterpiece, but a visually stunning work that has a pace and mood that's all its own. At times, it's quite mesmerizing.

The story line revolves around an orphaned boy who is dying in a 1950's Montana town which is being evacuated prior to the deluge necessary for the coming hydroelectric power-plant. It is first and foremost a surrealistist anagogy dealing with death. The narative layer is thin but the subtext more than makes up for the moments when the story bogs down. Not for everyone. But those looking for a unique bitter-sweet cerebral candy will be well rewarded. … Expand

A surrealist masterpiece. It works on you in ways you can't explain, touches you despite its unreality. This is art, not a Hollywood Movie. Its all about the sights and sounds and especially feel of the filmakers for the landscape. The plot is secondary. If you like Hollywood cliches don't bother. If you like originality and creativity you'll be rewarded.

Northfork may be my least favorite film this summer. It is entirely pointless, ridiculously pretentious, and boasts a level of humor even more mundane than its earthen color palette.

So many underlying themes. It gets you thinking.

Something is horribly, horribly wrong where, in a movie seemingly set in the 50's, "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Willis?" is actually said in all seriousness. Aside from the beautiful imagery, this film is awful, awful, awful. It's certainly the most abysmally boring film in a long while.

Slack should be cut to any filmmaker who attempts an ambitious enterprise like "Northfork". The Polish brothers overt attempts at weirdness can be annoying(like that scene in which the agents make guesses at the diner's only menu item) but the photography, the pleasantly confusing blur of "reality" and dream, and a go-for-broke attempt to create a celluloid edifice, more than compensates for the occasional over-indulgence. "Northfork" is not a masterpiece, but because of the company this sometimes frustrating, sometimes transcendent movie keeps, to see a film that tries to aim this high, shouldn't be so savagely ridiculed as being "pretentious". … Expand

A flawed movie in many respects but a BRILLIANT MOVIE IN OTHER RESPECTS. Well worth seeing, BUT NOT FOR THE AVERAGE MOVIE GOER!

I want my money back... plus damages.

It's no masterpiece, but I found it difficult to hate this liitle film. What saves it from my wrath also is the film's main flaw, there's no single theme that stands out as interesting enough to care about., for better or for worse.

Monontonous and silly. the polish bros. are trying too hard to make an art piece. problem is not much substance with hollow performances. weird sometimes for the sake of being weird. some shots were nice while others were very cliche and overdone. i looked forward to this movie but came away feeling empty and irritated.

Trash. Plain and simple. Absolutely no payoff at the end. Pretentious. Uneven in tone. Awful acting from Anthony Edwards (although it might be the fault of the writing) and Mark Polish (no, it's definitely him). Crap, crap, crap. Stay away. Thank you.