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- 2008
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 32 m
- 2008
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 32 m
Summary A poker-playing pool hustler takes her last shot at redemption by trying to score enough money to run away with the son she was forced to abandon at birth. [Screen Media Films]
Directed By: Chris Eigeman
Written By: Chris Eigeman
- 2008
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 32 m
- 2008
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 32 m
Turn the River
55
User Score
Mixed or Average
5.5
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Summary A poker-playing pool hustler takes her last shot at redemption by trying to score enough money to run away with the son she was forced to abandon at birth. [Screen Media Films]
Directed By: Chris Eigeman
Written By: Chris Eigeman
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
55
40% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
50% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
10% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
55
40% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
50% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
10% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Turn the River can't weather the ante-upping into pathos when Kailey desperately reasserts her privilege of motherhood--but the sense of storytelling intelligence is undeniable.
Has a mixture of edginess and melancholy that's beautifully sustained until the climax, when the tang of realism becomes the cudgel of melodrama.
Turn the River becomes a standard fatalistic misfits-on-the-run movie with more than its share of improbabilities. It's as if Eigeman didn't realize how good the best parts of his film were, and so went ahead and trashed them.
Until it transforms into an improbable thriller, Turn the River is a finely observed portrait of a desperate working-class woman who refuses to play by ordinary rules.
Skip the coda to this movie, with its tiny upswing of hope, and remember the days at the tables, as dim and endless as nights, and the click of the dialogue.
It's not sharp or ironic, but drab and downbeat. Unfortunately, it's also going to feel utterly familiar to those who've seen their share of independent dramas in the last 15 years.
Turn the River lacks almost everything Eigeman has as a performer: charisma, wit and snappy delivery.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 4 User Ratings
5.5
50% Positive
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25% Mixed
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25% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 4 User Ratings
5.5
50% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
25% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
25% Negative
1 Rating
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Production Company
Bandora,
Mr. Nice
Release Date May 9, 2008
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Sometimes Your Last Shot is Your First Break
Website
http://www.turntheriver.com/
Awards
Hamptons International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Nomination
