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Disappearances

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Disappearances reviews
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4.5 User Score:

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Based on 9 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Action  |  Adventure  |  Drama

Written by: Jay Craven (adaptation)

Directed by: Jay Craven

Release Date:
Theatrical: April 27, 2007
DVD: July 3, 2007

Running Time: 118 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Kris Kristofferson, Charlie McDermott, Geneviève Bujold, Gary Farmer, William Sanderson, Lothaire Bluteau, Heather Rae, and Luis Guzmán

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)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

88

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

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."

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Walter Addiego

A heartfelt effort, if at times a bit heavy-handed.

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75

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Solidly old-fashioned entertainment.

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70

Variety Justin Chang

A frequently mesmerizing if exceedingly strange coming-of-age odyssey.

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63

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

The mix of rollicking, family-friendly action and backwoods mysticism is odd, as is the story's progress from larky escapades to increasingly grim consequences, and Craven never quite manages to make it all seem a smoothly integrated piece.

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50

Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum

Jay Craven's stilted adaptation of a novel by Howard Frank Mosher lacks the urgency, the poetry, or the feeling for period that might have brought the material to life, while the cast seems to be largely squandered.

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50

The New York Times Stephen Holden

The movie, though lovingly handmade by Mr. Craven, has a frustratingly disjunctive rhythm.

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38

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

The film is lovely to look at, but makes not a lick of sense.

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25

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Bill White

It is a pretentious and incoherent blend of ghost story and frontier adventure that becomes more preposterous and idiotic with each passing scene.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 4.5 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Frank L. gave it a9:
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.

Anna B. gave it a2:
Incomprehensible and not well put together.

Dylan S. gave it a0:
Saw it at a film fest where I go to school, horribly shot, horribly acted and written even worse. Avoid at all cost, may be the worst piece of trash I've ever seen. The book may be all well and good, but this was not.

Jon S. gave it a9:
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.

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