I happened to turn it on in the middle, but what I saw of it was very good. It took courage for the lead character to go out on a limb to help a black man in 1963, especially one who was running from the law. The subject matter would seem to account for the lack of interest in this movie. Too bad
shareStupid movie with the usual liberal overtones. I find it interesting that the black guy beats up the white dude just because he didnt want the brutha hitting on his wife. In reverse the brutha would have his whole posse come down on whitey and crack his head if he messed with a married sister.
But that is the double standard garden variety reverse biggotry that is allowed today. I give this piece of crap a 1 out of 4
Are you capable of an intelligent post? Doesn't seem so.
shareGeez, the film is set in '63. In the South. I find it interesting that you would suggest that bigotry occuring during that time & place would somehow be black on white, but I suppose that's your own bigotry towards historical fact. The only "posse" I'm aware of prowling in that area in that epoch were whites hiding behind sheets &/or badges, comng down on non-whites.
Introducing a hypothetical reverse situation, moving it to the present day & presenting it as any sort of valid point is a stretch, don't you think?
Sorry all. As for the movie, just saw it for the first time, and enjoyed it. Worth the time, in my opinion.
Yes - I agree with you. I saw this movie when it was first out, bought it on DVD and have watched it several times. I cannot understand the feebleminded attitude that dubs it a "slight" movie - it is, perhaps, too delicate in its execution for crass tastes. Michelle Pfeiffer's performance is masterly - she is, to me, totally believable as the troubled Lorene, and Dennis Haysbert is brilliant as usual.
It was a good movie but I find it disapointing since it must have a little more romance.
sharesoulthinker,
I agree. They should make a sequel right where this movie ended, by having them driving off together in the-(I believe it was a) 1957 Chevy. The 70's were soon to follow, along with much more freedom and acceptance of interracial relationships. More romance could be incorporated into the story as you suggest, and it could show how times were changing in the right direction.
Yeah, so as jjman said, I'm a white guy, and if I were married, I'd be allowed to beat up a black man if he were upset that I was hitting on his black wife, right? And that would be the noble thing to do, and if that happened on film, people would not have a problem with that situation, right?
Because that's the exact situation in this movie, just with a black guy beating up a white guy who didn't like the black guy hitting on his wife. The opposite would be OK too, right?
Of course, I already know that the answer is no. Because blacks are untouchable in America, and only whites are capable of being racist, obviously.
Dispositioner and jjman1--You should both crawl back under the rocks you came from. The "white guy" was beating up his wife. He had a gun, and he aimed it at the "black guy". There was an innocent child in the room. He was an out-of-control looney tune who probably would have killed someone. You have a probalem with this? The race doesn't matter: Whoever is waving a gun around and beating a woman should be subdued by whoever can do it. Jeez, isn't there a KKK website where you two can post? Morons!
shareI'm a black male and if you beat up a black man for beating his wife, I'd applaud you. Period.
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if you grew up being told race mixing is not okay it affects your perception of seeing it on screen. When I first saw some serious actual love scenes going on in "" Foreign student " I cringed through th e whole thing. Then the more I saw it the more normal it became. Now I can watch mixed couples on screen no problem.
Oh I grew up in a society of serious intolerance.
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1956 Mercury Monterey. A '57 Chevy has rear fins.
Can you fly this plane?
Surely you can't be serious.
I am serious, and don't call me Shirley
Now I see what you were talking about. The '57 wagon after they left her parents I guess.
Can you fly this plane?
Surely you can't be serious.
I am serious, and don't call me Shirley
I agree about Michelle. She asumes the role well. She was raised in the south so I would think she is drawing from someone or the community. The camera shots are done well. I'm watching it now.
Can you fly this plane?
Surely you can't be serious.
I am serious, and don't call me Shirley
What an ignorant and deluded moron you are. In reality, sir, the white husband would have used a lynch mob of good ol' boys, the Klan or the authorities to make an example of the black man for interfering with his wife. After all HISTORY shows during large stretches of the 20th century in America white men used large numbers of men (like the cowards they were) to go after one to a few black guys that they saw as problems. This especially was likley to happen when white women were involved or considered to be part of the problem. How interesting that you are so unaware of this that you have come up with a distorted view of reality. In the history of America I can attest there has been far less black guys gathering as violent mobs when a white man hooks up with a black woman than vice versa whe a black dude crossed the color line. And how telling is that even though white males are presented as THE hero in 90% of films, you are so insecure that you can't handle the few in which they are not. AS a human being I would give you 1 out of 4 but that would be too high for a piece of crap like yourself.
shareSaw this move for the first time last night and found it rivieting from start to finish. Michelle Pfeiffer was wonderful and I can now see why she received an Oscar nomination for this performance.
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I agree. Love love LOVE this movie. Michelle Pfeiffer was perfect in this as was Dennis Haysbert and the little girl that played Jonelle. I'm surprised this was her only movie. The girl who played Jonelle, I mean.
Don't eva let nobody tell you you ain't strong enough