Mean Creek R
Beneath the surface, everyone has a secret.
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DVD-R Details
- Rated: R
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: March 30, 2021
- Originally Released: 2004
- Label: Paramount Home Ent
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Carly Schroeder & Josh Peck | |
Performer: | Branden Williams | |
Directed by | Jacob Estes | |
Edited by | Madeleine Gavin | |
Screenwriting by | Jacob Estes | |
Composition by | tomandandy | |
Produced by | Susan Johnson, Rick Rosenthal & Hagai Shaham | |
Director of Photography: | Sharone Meir | |
Executive Production by | Deborah Del Prete, Gigi Pritzker & Nancy Stephens |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 4/5 --
A low-key, low-budget thriller that reminds us just how cruel young people can be.
Orlando Sentinel
Rating: B+ --
I never lived a story anything like this, but I understand the emotional life of this film -- and I'm betting you will, too.
Denver Rocky Mountain News
[A] surprise and a revelation....MEAN CREEK benefits from a haunting sense of place, offering a picture of the river trip as an out-of-real-time experience.
Los Angeles Times
Mr. Estes is as attentive to the details of the natural world as he is to the intricacies of his characters, and the glimpses of shore birds and forest animals give the movie a haunting, quiet beauty.
New York Times
Rating: 3.5/5 --
Although it is a flawed film, with a first half that moves slowly and sometimes tediously, it is redeemed by a second half that is gripping, not only for its action but for its moral complexity.
Arizona Republic
For all its contrivances and hesitations, Mean Creek showcases a real, promising talent-even if he might be better off writing about characters his own age.
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Nashville Scene
Rating: 3/4 --
Estes' dark sunlit tale cuts like a knife.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Product Description:
Director Jacob Estes's feature film debut is a remarkably accomplished coming of age drama about death and consequences. When overweight, emotionally troubled George (Josh Peck) beats up a smaller kid named Sam (Rory Culkin) one time too many, his older brother Rocky (Trevor Morgan) and Rocky's wrong-side-of-the-tracks pal (Scott Mechlowicz) decide to teach George a lesson. Along with their friend Clyde (Ryan Kelley)--who was once the brunt of George's violence himself--they bring George on a boat trip with a cruel prank in mind. Sam brings his love interest, Milly (Carly Schroeder), who tries to stop the plan when she decides George is a nice guy after all. Tragic things happen nonetheless with the slow, languid rhythm of life in a small Oregon town. Along the way, Estes manages to capture many fine moments of poetic realism like the stillness of the forest around the river, the swirling eddies along the shore, a snail crawling along a leaf, and a drowning video camera. Cinematographer Sharone Meir uses color filters and washed-out film stock to make everything glow with faded colors like old family photographs. The dialogue feels natural and the acting is precise; Estes obviously loves his cast and allows plenty of time and space for their characters to breathe, think, and be the confused kids they're meant to be.
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- Sales Rank: 74,388
- UPC: 032429355621
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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