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#168
My Rating:
7
Seen It:
Yes
#168
My Rating:
7
Seen It:
Yes
USA / English
| Kevin Costner | Stephen Simmons |
| Lexi Randall | Lidia Joanne Simmons |
| Mare Winningham | Lois Simmons |
| Elijah Wood | Stu Simmons |
| LaToya Chisholm | Elvadine |
| Christopher Fennell | Billy Lipnicki |
| Donald Sellers | Arliss Lipnicki |
| Leon Sills | Leo Lipnicki |
| Will West | Lester Lucket |
| Brennan Gallagher | Marsh |
| Marie Winningham |
| Director | Jon Avnet |
| Producer | Jon Avnet; Todd R. Baker; Jordan Kerner |
| Writer | Kathy McWorter |
Kevin Costner is the big name here, but the film belongs squarely to Elijah Wood, who plays his son. The film deals with the children of a Vietnam veteran in 1970 Mississippi; as their dad (Costner) tries to cope with posttraumatic stress disorder after serving in the war, the kids build a mammoth tree house in the woods--then must defend it against the local white-trash bullies. The film includes a particularly harrowing contest involving a swim across the reservoir of a decrepit water tower; still, director Jon Avnet can't avoid a certain "can't we all just get along" didactic message. That doesn't put a damper on the youthfully natural quality of the child actors, and Costner is actually quite winning as a sensitive, troubled soul. --Marshall Fine
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