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Dominican Rep. A Thousand Acres
2,068
Drama
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning best-selling novel, "A Thousand Acres" follows the saga of the Cook family, headed by the indomitable patriarch, Larry Cook (JASON ROBARDS). Cook's kingdom is a fertile farm that spans 1,000 acres, but the seeds of its destruction are sown when he impulsively decides to distribute it among his three daughters, Ginny (JESSICA LANGE), Rose (MICHELLE PFEIFFER) and Caroline (JENNIFER JASON LEIGH). The ... [+]
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"Despite the golden promise of the cornfields, its crops are barren." | NEU |
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United States |
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"From the first frame, a silhouetted barn and windmill at dawn, the images feel prefab" | NEG |
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United States |
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"Owing more to the spirit of Oprah than to the Bard, pic serves up an earnest but unconvincing stew of received notions about family dysfunction" | NEU |
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United States |
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"The story is just an empty, manipulative compilation of tragedies and misunderstandings." | NEG |
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United States |
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"Though not a completely successful film, A Thousand Acres is hard-hitting, original, and brimming with unwavering moral convictions" | POS |
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United States |
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"It's a mess, though one inevitably worth seeing by curious readers or fans of the cast" | NEU |
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United States |
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"The film substitutes prejudices for ideas, formula feminism for character studies, and a signposted plot for a well-told story." | NEU |
United Kingdom |
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"Sadly for all involved, A Thousand Acres is doomed to the label 'interesting'" | NEU |
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