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Disappearances (2006)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:11

Rotten:10

Average Rating:6/10

Rated: PG-13

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Westerns

Synopsis: Though set in Vermont during the Prohibition, this film starring Kris Kristofferson is in the grand tradition of classic westerns. Featuring picturesque cinematography of the border between Canada... Though set in Vermont during the Prohibition, this film starring Kris Kristofferson is in the grand tradition of classic westerns. Featuring picturesque cinematography of the border between Canada and Vermont, DISAPPEARANCES centers on Quebec Bill (Kristofferson, LONE STAR), a man who resorts to whiskey running to get his family through the harsh winter. Joined by his son, Quebec Bill crosses the border into Canada on a trip that will challenge them and endanger their lives. Luis Guzman and Genevieve Bujold costar. [More]

Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Luis Guzmán, William Sanderson, Genevičve Bujold

Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Luis Guzmán, William Sanderson, Genevičve Bujold

Director: Jay Craven

Director: Jay Craven

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It's an ambitious work and shouldn't be too readily dismissed for its semi-successful foray into spirit-land. There is much else to enjoy and a wonderful terrain to discover.

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06/16/07
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There's a special Boy Scout charm to it all that I was enchanted with.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
06/08/07
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
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The movie has a literary quality, and not just because everyone's always quoting Shakespeare.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
06/07/07
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

A marvelous, subtly crafted elegy to a bygone era that balances its scenes of violence and gunplay with laconic humor.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
06/07/07
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Labored, a bit of backwoods magical realism that wants to soar but never takes off.

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06/06/07
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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Magic realism is a tricky thing to pull off in a movie, and Disappearances, the third of Mr. Craven’s films based on Mr. Mosher’s novels, only occasionally succeeds.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/14/07
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Craven never quite manages to make it all seem a smoothly integrated piece.

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05/11/07
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The beautifully photographed Disappearances is solidly old-fashioned entertainment.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
05/11/07
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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The film is lovely to look at, but makes not a lick of sense.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
05/11/07
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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If you're one of those people (like this reviewer) who can watch Kris Kristofferson do just about anything, you won't insist on the references being that solid.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
05/10/07
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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Alas, the story descends into mystical mumbo jumbo.

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05/10/07
Tom Beer
Tom Beer
Time Out New York

Craven layers the film's central narrative concerns with mounds of metaphorical gunk, most of which proves more ponderous than entrancing.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
05/08/07
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

Though set in Vermont in the 1930s, this has the feel of a Western -- one with mystical overtones -- and provides a great role for Kris Kristofferson, who's looking well weathered these days.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
05/04/07
Walter V. Addiego
Walter V. Addiego
San Francisco Chronicle
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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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/27/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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This scenic adventure is too fussy with metaphysical lore.

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04/27/07
Bill Stamets
Bill Stamets
Chicago Sun-Times
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Shot for only $1.7 million, but it's a thoroughly entertaining, first-class job in every way.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
04/26/07
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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The story might sound fine on paper, but it didn't quite work out that well when filmed.

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04/14/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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An utterly earnest, likable enough family-focused action-adventure.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
02/02/07
Wesley Morris
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