A Thousand Acres

  • 1997


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24 % Rotten
$ 7 Million
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Positive Reviews 13
Negative reviews 18
Average Rating 2.4/5
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0.5
Robards plowshares monarch isnt just some quaintly bellowing, misguided old coot hes Mr. Sins of the Patriarchy, a drunken, bile spewing monster who s .. EW
2.5
But the film substitutes prejudices for ideas, formula feminism for character studies, and a signposted plot for a well told story. Rogerebert
0.5
Robards senile paterfamilias is, regrettably, a grave embarrassment. Time Out
4.5
Its too bad shes emoting away in an empty drama that with all its narrative ellipses should have been called A Hundred Acres.
1.5
In many ways, it has less in common with Shakespeares tragedy than with Stephen Kings Iowa set horror story, Children of the Corn.
3.0
Smileys story, adapted by Laura Jones, doesnt hew slavishly to Shakespeare.
1.5
Caroline (Jennifer Jason Leighs brooding version of Cordelia): Um I dont know. The New York Times
4.5
Jocelyn Moorhouse (How To Make An American Quilt) directs this powerful screen adaptation of Jane Smileys 1991 Pulitzer Prize winning bestseller. Spirituality And Practice
3.8
This isnt a lightweight glamour role, and she is up to the challenge of pulling it off. ReelViews
3.1
The loss of the richly detailed texture that keeps its tabloid TV elements incest! Tv Guide
3.2
Its a pretty powerful analysis of an extended family (where lifelong friends in farming are integral to the well being of a community) shot apart by p ..
1.5
While many scenes are passionately acted and directed, the overall film is disjointed, and lacks a logical progression of time. Film Journal International ..
3.8
If nothing else, the film deserves credit for bringing together actresses Jessica Lange and Michelle Pfeiffer. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.0
Talented cinematographer Tak Fujimoto does his best to capture Smileys Iowa landscapes visually, but his is an effort doomed to failure. Internet Reviews
4.5
It deals with real people in a genuine setting with strong female roles. Internet Reviews
4.5
at the heart of this sometimes strident movie are two magnificent performances, which redeem everything that surrounds them. Internet Reviews
1.5
When theyre done like this, touchy feely dramas are no improvement on Hollywoods usual testosterone laced fare. Internet Reviews
2.5
It has treachery, sexual abuse, sexual infidelity, dysfunctional families, repressed memories, sibling rivalry, storms, hatred, jealousy, you name it. .. Internet Reviews
1.5
Ploddingly literal, A Thousand Acres is basically a star vehicle that relies on superior acting to redeem it. It does have superior acting, but thats .. Salon
1.5
Janeys husband, Jim (Jamey Sheridan), is absent inventing the silicon chip. Slate
1.5
Louise Keller As everyone else on this page says, the script doesnt work, and when a script doesnt work, the film doesnt work, no matter how many grea ..
3.1
However, I dont know exactly what writer director Mangolds point was. Mr Brown Movies
3.1
But Rose doesnt suggest much familiarity with farmwork or housework. Chicago Tribune
0.5
One of these people (or combinations thereof) should have been able to do something to save A Thousand Acres, but that doesnt come close to happening .. Cnn
1.5
The story is just an empty, manipulative compilation of tragedies and misunderstandings. Chicago Reader
1.5
All the characters are sharply defined, with Lange and Pfeiffer in fine form, and Robards suitably sour as the grumpy old curmudgeon, but the plot has .. Film4
1.5
Pfeiffer, the sister most willing to confront the familys past, is good too, but her exquisite beauty doesnt go with this rural landscape. People
2.5
This is the type of perverse material which would have made a fine high profile spectacle from the late 1950s or 60s, when its issues could ride the l .. Ion Cinema
1.5
I havent read the book, but can only presume its a heck of a lot better than this messy and morose film. Rochester Goes Out
2.5
Unlike The English Patient, a filmed adaptation of another award winning novel that was its own equally powerful work of art, A Thousand Acres hews cl .. Baltimoresun
2.2
Pfeiffer excepted, the filmmakers reap little from the rich soil they have been handed. Nicks Flick Picks
2.0
A parcel of high calibre stars isnt enough to save the morbid and dragging A Thousand Acres. Apollo Guide
3.1
Its worth overlooking the movies weaknesses for the sake of those strong, memorable performances from the stars.
3.8
Fans of Jane Smileys enthralling Pulitzer Prize winning novel, A Thousand Acres, will find the movie version disappointing. Courier-Journal (Louisvill ..
1.5
Episodic and occasionally annoying and bland, the movie goes melodramatic long before the finale.



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