Fierce People
1,033
Drama
A coming-of-age story about the perils of privilege, Lions Gate Films’ FIERCE PEOPLE examines the deceit and betrayal that erupts when a working-class mother and her son move to a wealthy “country club” suburb where social climbing is a blood sport. Starring Oscar ® nominee Diane Lane (UNFAITHFUL, UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN), Donald Sutherland (COLD MOUNTAIN, THE ITALIAN JOB) and Anton Yelchin (HEARTS IN ATLANTIS), FIERCE PEOPLE is directed ... [+]
Author | Review | ||
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United States | New York Post | "Director Griffin Dunne's adaptation of Dirk Wittenborn's fiercely personal novel ambles pleasantly through coming-of-age movie territory" | POS |
United States | TV Guide | "Not even the always reliable Diane Lane can save this one" | NEU |
United States | AV Club | "'Fierce People's' first hour is dominated by brittle social satire, but in its third act, the film takes a jarring turn toward tremblingly sincere melodrama" | NEU |
United States | San Francisco Chronicle | "Plays like a movie that some teenage boy cooked up in his chemistry lab." | NEG |
United States | Chicago Tribune | "The idea that rich people are an alien tribe is just one of many that get lost in Wittenborn’s distracted script." | NEU |
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