that 80s music, that was it for me, i just turned it off. Plus the cinematography was bugging me, so I just figured *be
-
Star_blazer_9000 — 18 years ago(January 26, 2008 04:45 PM)
Was the movie set in 80's or did Sean Penn just have a thing for 80's culture and just played 80's music set in the mid 90's. Anyway this movie is great. Nicholson and Morse and incredible. By the way I love the 80's.
-
marcellis_robinson — 11 years ago(July 14, 2014 11:06 AM)
Once in a while I'll run across a word I've never encountered before. I had to look up the meaning of
diegesis
. I usually keep a dictionary handy when I'm reading the New Yorker, not when I'm on the imdb message board. -
Dark_Knight_89 — 18 years ago(February 18, 2008 09:00 AM)
I hated the direction and the dialogue. both were very ameteurish and silly. the dialogue felt like the writer was trying to be clever and "deep"/ philosophical, but it felt too creative for its own good.
I only sat through this movie for Nicholson.
I Am The Night in the City of Light -
bono_vox_is_god — 17 years ago(April 22, 2008 12:59 AM)
I don't know if it is as good as 'The indian runner', that really had a big impact on me, but the film got me thinking. I was more sympathetic towards Morse and than Nicholson, i'm sure this was penn's intention. To say that anyone is capable of making a mistake, and to show the guilt and aftermath of a drink driving accident.
I think it will get better each time you watch it.
As for the cinematography, some I did dislike. I didn't think it was visually as good as 'The indian runner', and the sudden transions between scenes, left me with the feeling that they were worrying about the running time, but just couldnt bring themselves to cut any of the scenes out, because they thought they were too crucial. But sometimes you have to part with your babies. -
TanteWaileka — 13 years ago(June 17, 2012 04:51 PM)
Normally I wouldn't point it out because many men cannot spell after all but to critique something as amateurish when you cannot even spell amateurish well, it is just too 'silly'.
As for sitting through a movie for Nicholson I would not sit through ANY movie for an actor I don't even think Nicholson is that good an actor. Years and years ago, I saw an off broadway production of 'one flew over the cuckoo's nest' and the very next day I saw the movie version. That was a turning point for me there was NO comparison to the acting the play version's actors were far far FAR better than the movie actors odd, when you consider that movie 'actors' get to do it in incremental parts and with direction too.
Life is a journey not a destination. Fear nothing. -
pbeat — 15 years ago(June 01, 2010 04:53 PM)
I find it strange and maybe psychotic for someone to take at least two minutes to comment on a movie that they "claim" they only spent two minutes watching. But besides that, anyone interested should watch this movie that is about the most inspiring film that I have ever seen. Except for the fact that Jack Nicholson was not right for this part, the story is one that everyone who has ever dealt with a tragic death in their life (and I think all death is tragic), would gain an important insight. We all must deal with the issues of death, revenge, hatred, blame, guilt, forgiveness and our own worth but seldom does a movie reveal all of these emotions in such a realistic and thoughtful manner as "The Crossing Guard." This movie puts each one of us in the position of each character and helps us decide how we can grow from the issues each is faced with.
I say that Nicholson is wrong for this part, only because he doesn't quite get the character and when he gives you that demonic look you expect him to jump up and slurr, "Heeeeere's Johnny" at any moment. This is by no means a character that brings any kind of comedy that he unwittingly seems to do. He is a broken man and can't get past his young daughter's death. It is common in our culture. Revenge and hatred are always easier than love and forgiveness. This tragic figure loses all to hold on to his hatred. The final scene is one that opens you to a higher consciousness than you thought you were capable of exploring, that is of course if you have more than two minutes to watch. -
williamonthefloor — 15 years ago(February 03, 2011 01:21 PM)
Well, that seems to follow, that you didn't have the emotional maturity nor intellectual capacity to understand it. Your imdb name is dubbya, a nod towards George W. Bush. He was also a retard.
Go on now and listen to your Justin Bieber tracks. -
Quanfa — 12 years ago(July 20, 2013 01:17 PM)
Considering the movie was made in 1995, we weren't that far removed from the 80's. watching it today, yeah, any saxophone is bad saxophone, but overlook it. Hoosiers was ruined by bad music, Crossing Guard was not. I cringed when Jack cried. He just can't pull it off. Sean Penn should've done 30 takes every time Jack had to cry. "Nope, do it again, still not buying it."
Jack is one-dimensional, but like Jeff Goldblum and William Shatner, he knows that dimension very well. His understated emotion in Terms of Endearment was much better. Also he was too old for the role, as was Angelica Huston. They are not parents of 7 and 8 year old kids. They are grandparents to teenagers. As Good As it Gets had the same problem miscasting with Jack. Not as bad as Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn, but still bad. Oh, and the very end. I like the conclusion, but awkwardly holding hands and crying? Again, it wasn't done well. The rest of it was fine and the way they shifted focus on Booth, I liked that. Much like Dead Man Walking it presented two sides of the emotion, not just one and it wasn't poorly done. My favorite was when David Morse talked about the actual event, although it might've been more powerful with some emotion, but maybe 5 years of prison messed him up a bit. Anyway, I enjoyed it. Not as good as Rabbit Hole, but a different perspective. -
bootblack987 — 12 years ago(October 28, 2013 05:36 PM)
Wow, you really missed out. I thought the opening (and closing) song, "Missing" by Bruce Springsteen is one of the best songs EVER. And the movie was pretty wonderful too. Hope you'll reconsider your decision not to watch this one!
Bruce Springsteen's "Missing":