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: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-12-26
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Wellspring Media
DVD Reviews of Digging to China
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.DVD Review: Thumbs Up!
Summary: 3 Stars
For one I give this movie five stars because I was an extra in this movie. I will never forget meeting Kevin Bacon and Timothy Hutton it was a dream come true. The year was 1996. They filmed the movie in Cherokee, NC. I worked at Santa's Land and was around them for 2 months. Me and my friend watched them do some of the filming at a brown house close to where food lion is in
Cherokee, NC. The only sad part I waited two years to see this movie and a lot of parts they filmed at Santa's Land they cut out including the extra part I was in. I worked four hours on the set as a extra. It was so fun. They gave me some cool colored shoes to wear and pulled my hair up. I worked as an elf at santa's land everyday so I wore my elf suit in the film but it was like a green dress with no belt. The days I still remember it like it was yesterday.
I kissed Timothy Hutton on the check and I still remember
that for sure. I liked this movie but was sad to see a lot
of it was cut out. If anyone has this on dvd let me know
if they have the uncut scenes on it. I have only seen the
vhs.
Misty mislac@msn.com
Description of Digging to China
Academy Award winning actor Tiimothy Hutton makes his directorial debut with this heartwarming story of an unlikely but unforgettable friendship.General DVDs
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