Lynn Turman

I watched this movie yesterday. I think I need to watch it again because I can't remember if I liked it or not. Have I already told you this?

There's a scene in THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER where we watch Robert Redford inch his way out onto the wing of a small plane to save the life of Susan Sarandon. But he doesn't save her. Instead she falls from the wing of the plane to her death. William Goldman in his book about screenwriting talks about how much the audience hated the filmmakers after that scene. And that's basically how I felt about this movie. This movie was very well made, very suspenseful, incredibly well done. But I hated it. And I can't tell you why without giving away the ending. Do yourself a favor and google the real Todd Willingham before you watch this. You betrayed my trust, Edward Zwick.

I wanted to like this movie more than I did. To begin with, the tone was unclear. And what was meant to create suspense in the storytelling (by withholding from the audience what it wanted to see) created frustration instead. Paul Dano is great but I think this material would've benefited from a more experienced director. I look forward to seeing what he does next.

This movie is basically a remake of Shane, sharing much of the same plot elements. Everything about Comes a Horseman is epic: the acting, the cinematography, the landscape. Everything except the screenplay. It doesn't really get under the skin of these characters & you're left with a plot that feels well worn & melodramatic. There is somewhat of an attempted twist at the end regarding a subplot involving the film's heavy played by Jason Robards. But the last 10 minutes are so ludicrous (an ex deus machina only worse: an ex deus machina without the machina) that it robs you of any of the film's faults you might have been willing to forgive prior to that.

I love movies. If I commit to watching a movie, then here's what I will give it freely: my undivided attention for as long as the movie lasts (whether it be 90 minutes long or fours & 15 minutes long and/or anything in between). Even if the movie's bad, I won't bail. It's a point of pride with me. But this movie is so bad, I couldn't do it. After about 30 minutes, I had to turn it off. And not because it's bad in a memorable way or a way that you might enjoy making fun of. It was just so bad that I knew watching the rest of it would be a complete waste of time. Time better spent doing ANYTHING else. The worse episode of reality tv has more plausibility & originality. Don't waste one minute of your life watching this....this....I almost called it drivel but that would be putting more thought into it than it deserves.

This is basically The Jazz Singer warmed over. But it's heart is in the right place so it works as a coming of age flick about making your dreams come true. Especially if you're a Springsteen fan.

The fact that they had to gimmick this up with weird anachronisms & distracting fake sets is a shame. Because this guy is interesting enough to sustain a straight biopic. Take a lesson from Ford & Hawkes & just tell the story without imposing a style that ultimately only succeeds in pulling us out of the story.

I thought this movie was smart, funny, and gripping. And I want to watch it again. Because it's one of those movies where the 2nd time you watch it, knowing what you know, makes it a different experience than the first time you watch it. I hope Jon Stewart gets to make many more movies.

Just watched this and sorry, but this is one of the worse movies I've ever seen. It was so laughable. Every five minutes is a gaping plot hole. Characters doing stupid things for no other reason than to serve the plot & make sure the story slowly grinds down to its predictable end.

I thought it was great. Modern film noir.