Movie Review: The clearing

The Clearing

Memo, if a kidnapper lets you see his face, things have gone very wrong.This crap simply wasted the talents of Robert Redford and Helen Mirren. They tried to make something out of this used toilet tissue masquerading as a film.

Unlike a lot of bad films, I did watch it all the way through. I hoped against all evidence that some conclusion would appear to make it worth my agony. None came.

Willem Dafoe takes Redford at gunpoint just as he leaves for work. The two men drive out to the woods and traipse around for several hours. The time gets all mixed up because it's clear there's a lot going on with his wife, children, FBI and ransom demands.

Ransom and earlier reviewed Firewall would be considerably better choices. But maybe you like the actors enough to see for yourself. Bandon has the DVD and several VHS copies can be found in Lakeside, Bandon and Coos Bay.

IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331952/
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