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Eye Of God (1997)

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Ainsley Dupree (Martha Plimpton) is a short-order cook at a diner in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, a country town in the middle of nowhere. Lonely and bored, Ainsley becomes pen pals with Jack Stillings (Kevin Anderson), who is currently serving time in prison. When Jack is released, he immediately asks Ainsley to marry him, and she impulsively agrees. Jack embraced Christianity while behind bars, and he encourages his wife to attend church with him each Sunday. However, Jack's requests soon become

R, 1 hr. 24 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Tim Blake Nelson

Written By: Tim Blake Nelson

In Theaters: Oct 17, 1997 Wide

On DVD: Mar 18, 2003

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Critic Reviews for Eye Of God

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...an overly complex narrative puzzle placed amid an atmospheric setting with distracting voice-over narration by Holbrook's town sheriff as he reflects on a tragedy that makes mute a local orphan...

July 17, 2009 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com

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Cole Smithey

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Offbeat and worthwhile

December 21, 2002 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

Best suited for a cult audience.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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A quiet movie that builds toward a horrific ending using a fractured timeline and solid acting. Hal Holbrook's narration does become grating though

March 21, 2010

J Carlisle

Eye of God (1996) - Nick Stahl plays a 14 year-old boy who is traumatized twice when his mom killed herself and later, when he witnesses a nasty murder of a girl who was trying to befriend him at the time that her ex-con husband shows up to kill her. In the end, Nick hangs himself. Hal Holbrook plays the Sheriff and

March 29, 2004