The Indian Runner | | Cast : | David Morse, Viggo Mortensen | | Director : | Sean Penn | | Studio : | Mgm/Ua Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | September 20, 1991 | | DVD Released Date : | January 11, 2005 | | Language : | Unknown (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | April 09, 2005 | | Summary | Good acting, but I just couldn't help being bored | Content
 | This 1991 film was directed by Sean Penn. And, after watching it, I'm not sure if he has any talent as a director. He had a pretty good team of actors to work with and a good story, but the film seemed too long, too contrived and never tugged at my emotion.
Set in the early 1970s, this is the story of two brothers in a small Midwest town. David Morse is a police officer. He's happily married to Valeria Golino and they have a baby. Viggo Mortensen is cast as the other brother, just home from Vietnam and a real troublemaker. Patricia Arquette is cast as his girlfriend. There's a lot of time spent in developing the characters of these two brothers. Too much time if you ask me. I didn't need to see scene after scene after scene depicting this. The story moves slowly and has an inevitable conclusion. I just couldn't help being bored.
Exactly why it is titled "The Indian Runner" is never clear. We see an opening scene in which an Indian kills a deer. Before the deer dies, the Indian sucks in some of the deer's dying breath. That's a very interesting concept. But it didn't seem to have anything at all to do with this story. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 09, 2005 | | Summary | This a great movie. PERIOD. | Content
| Believe the good reviews written here about this film. I havent cared much thus far for the movies Penn has directed after this one, I suppose its because I feel this is such a great film, he created a tough act to follow, but even if he never does top it, he can rest easy knowing he has made a great film that will stand the test of time. I like long moody films that you can settle down into a couch and get absorbed into, and this is one of those. Although, I would say it could have been trimmed down just a bit, as the pace gets just a little too slow in some areas. But overall this is a great movie, with great performances by all, and it packs an after-punch in that you may not really feel how much it has moved you until its over. Im not easily touched by most movies, but this film had tears building up in my eyes ready to roll with the ending credits. Its without a doubt one of my favorite films. This is the kind of film that reminds you, movies at there best can indeed be considered a work of art. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 22, 2005 | | Summary | I admit it | Content
| O.K. I admit it. Curiousity got the best of me. I had to see Viggo Mortensen's full frontal. It is what it is. However, this movie has other merits. It is a story about family and brotherly love. It is one brother's struggle to adjust to this world. I love it when Frank says he's still trying to figure out what happened to Santa Claus.
I think that Sean Penn, the movie's writer/director, should have made a better link to how Vietnam added to Frank's rage and inability to fit in.
I love the parts with the brothers bonding and playing rhyming games. Frank's brother really tries to help him.
I got a little more than I bargained for with a birth scene. I also remember thinking gosh, these people smoke a lot! It is not a bad movie, and it does serve a purpose. However, I wouldn't want to own it. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 10, 2004 | | Summary | You won't forget this one | Content
| Some movies you'll never forget. They go deep.
This is one of them.
A story about life - how we need to cope with its ups and downs; everybody in his own way. Some make it through, some don't.
A great story with wonderful actors. |
| Rating | | | Date | November 11, 2004 | | Summary | Run with this one. | Content
| Sean Penn's writing/directing debut is a fine mood piece about two Midwest brothers, one a decent, small-town cop, the other a prodigal, violent ne'er-do-well. This one has a couple of lulls, but stick with it--it's effective, moving, with strong performances all around.
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