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The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)

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Reviews Counted:27

Fresh:16

Rotten:11

Average Rating:5.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Nothing ever changes in Milagro, New Mexico. Located in the desert, the sparsely populated town is slowly dying. Developer Ladd Devine (Richard Bradford) plans to change that with his plans to... Nothing ever changes in Milagro, New Mexico. Located in the desert, the sparsely populated town is slowly dying. Developer Ladd Devine (Richard Bradford) plans to change that with his plans to build a luxury recreation area that will make him money but will also displace the locals who have lived in Milagro for years. Upset that he is unable to find work with the developers, a frustrated Joe Mondragon (Chick Vennera) kicks the community water line--which is off limits to locals--and inadvertently begins to irrigate the dry, parched land that was once his father's beanfield. Joe's actions create an uproar as the eccentric locals begin to band together to protect Joe's beanfield and to stand up for themselves. Ruby Archuleta (Sonia Braga), the town mechanic and a rabble rouser, seizes the opportunity to protest against the development, enlisting the help of Charlie Bloom (John Heard), a reluctant lawyer with a penchant for people's rights. Joe's beanfield becomes a symbol for the Milagro residents, who realize that no amount of money is worth losing their town and their history. Directed by Robert Redford (ORDINARY PEOPLE, THE HORSE WHISPERER), the film is based on the novel by John Nichols. [More]

Starring: Sonia Braga, Chick Vennera, Ruben Blades, Christopher Walken

Starring: Sonia Braga, Chick Vennera, Ruben Blades, Christopher Walken, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Julie Carmen, Basil Hoffman

Director: Robert Redford

Director: Robert Redford

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May 31, 2005

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04/29/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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This is probably Redford's most complex and cleverly structured directorial effort.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
11/08/07
Channel 4 Film

Pokes gently at the funny bone and is sympathetic without becoming sentimental.

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11/08/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Redford and company have put a quirky twist on the material, investing it with a quasi-mystical aspect as well as some raw comedy.

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11/07/07
Variety Staff
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Variety
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Fairly choked with good intentions, whimsy, touches of fantasy, and cardboard liberal stereotypes.

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11/07/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
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10/14/07
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02/18/07
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Redford's film sustains a slow mood of simpatico amiability and photographs the landscape with moony or golden washes that are perhaps hard to dislike, but is slain by its adherence to an outdated populist mythology.

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06/24/06
Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Time Out

Who'd of thought that a battle over water rights would make for such an interesting tale?

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02/14/06
Christopher Null
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10/21/05
Chuck O'Leary
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06/26/05
Emanuel Levy
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02/22/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Not good. Not bad. Just there.

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12/10/03
Alex Sandell
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Juicy Cerebellum

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10/15/03
Rich Cline
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06/18/03
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Forgotten little gem from Robert Redford

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06/07/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

The film is very big on sunsets and sunrises. It also has a touristy appreciation for all manner of things folkloric. What it doesn't have is dramatic coherence or backbone.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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11/29/02
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11/01/02
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