Digging to China
by Timothy Hutton
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Actor: Cathy Moriarty, Evan Rachel Wood, Kevin Bacon, Marian Seldes, Mary Stuart MastersonDirector: Timothy Hutton
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: NTSC
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
DVD Reviews of Digging to China
DVD Review: Oh,my God
Summary: 1 Stars
Kevin Bacon is shameless. In this shocking, awful portrayal of a mentally handicapped man-child, Bacon convinces you that he is in fact retarded on many levels. This misguided tale of innocence left me on the floor laughing every time Bacon appeared on the screen. Buy this movie if you are compiling a world's worst motion pictures collection... if that is so, save a place at your number one spot right above Gigli and Battlefield Earth.DVD Review: And the two stars are for Mary Stuart Masterson
Summary: 2 Stars
This movie is flat out terrible. While the premise of a "young girl forming an unlikely friendship with a mentally challenged man-child" sounds great on paper, the execution is awful, right down to the cheesy "in awhile crocodile" catchphrase. Kevin Bacon's research into the role apparently involved watching lots of Pee-Wee's Playhouse reruns.
The only bright spot in this movie is Mary Stuart Masterson, who does a more than serviceable turn as Bacon's troubled guardian/sister.
DVD Review: Amazing acting
Summary: 5 Stars
Kevin Bacon outdid himself in this performance. Wonderful storyline and thought provoking subject matter. Thoroughly enjoyable.DVD Review: Surprise
Summary: 5 Stars
I happened upon this excellent film on IFC and then bought a copy--seems to be a habit of mine. So I saw only the last half of the movie and then had to go back and watch the whole thing. What surprised me the most was Kevin Bacon--I actually didn't realize that he was the actor playing the disabled character. Sure, I know him from other movies, but this was really out in left field for him and he did an excellent job. The story is basically about his relationship with a little girl, and while there are obvious areas that this film covers (suggested child molestation), what the director and cast do with the material takes things in a direction you won't expect.
Mary Stuart Masterson is excellent, giving a multi-layered performace, much as she did in Fried Green Tomatoes, and the settings (I believe it was shot in North Carolina) are priceless--very authentic and period: seedy roadside motel/apartments, feeling of isolation, etc. Overall, there's not a lot I can find fault with. The film did seem short, and while it's not earth shattering or terribly deep, it has to be one of the more unusual looks at skewed relationships.
For those who like IFC and other places to see movies that don't necessarily make it in the mainstream, this will be one you'll want to buy. Also enjoyed the movies "The Oppposite of Sex" and "Widows' Peak." Nothing like this film, but again, different and worth a shot.
DVD Review: great movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie was great. Most people, myself included, had never heard of it, but that doesn't mean it won't appeal to many people. It's not a mainstream movie because there isn't a whole lot of action. The actors do a superb job with the scant storyline, especially the little girl, Evan Rachel Wood. Kevin Bacon plays a mentally retarded man, who seems to be a little too intelligent in certain parts, but that is a minor flaw (Bacon, after all, isn't really mentally retarded). The story is one of a friendship between a child and a man who has the mentality of a child, and I think this story is beautiful. I loved it.
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