Disappearances (2006)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:11
Rotten:10
Average Rating:6/10
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... [More]
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Luis Guzmán, William Sanderson, Genevičve Bujold
Director: Jay Craven
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Reviews for Disappearances
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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. Full Review |
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B- |
There's a special Boy Scout charm to it all that I was enchanted with. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The movie has a literary quality, and not just because everyone's always quoting Shakespeare. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
A marvelous, subtly crafted elegy to a bygone era that balances its scenes of violence and gunplay with laconic humor. Full Review |
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C |
Labored, a bit of backwoods magical realism that wants to soar but never takes off. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
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 |
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2.5/4 |
Craven never quite manages to make it all seem a smoothly integrated piece. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The beautifully photographed Disappearances is solidly old-fashioned entertainment. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
The film is lovely to look at, but makes not a lick of sense. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
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 |
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3/6 |
Alas, the story descends into mystical mumbo jumbo. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Craven layers the film's central narrative concerns with mounds of metaphorical gunk, most of which proves more ponderous than entrancing. Full Review |
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3/4 |
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 |
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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 |
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2/4 |
This scenic adventure is too fussy with metaphysical lore. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Shot for only $1.7 million, but it's a thoroughly entertaining, first-class job in every way. Full Review |
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C |
The story might sound fine on paper, but it didn't quite work out that well when filmed. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
An utterly earnest, likable enough family-focused action-adventure. Full Review |
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