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A River Made to Drown In [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
 
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A River Made to Drown In [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

DVD ~ Richard Chamberlain
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  • Actors: Richard Chamberlain, Michael Imperioli, Ute Lemper, James Duval, Austin Pendleton
  • Directors: Alan Smithee, James Merendino
  • Writers: Paul Marius
  • Producers: David Allen Cluck, Joe Bordonaro, Jon Powell, Lisa Egidi-Martinez, Peggy Briggs
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Picture This
  • DVD Release Date: 1 Jul 2003
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B00008YLUP
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 106,263 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes you long for a river to drown in!, 14 Jul 2006
By M. Harrison "Monty" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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The director of this film (James Merendino) wished to remain anonymous -hence the use of the name Allen Smithee in the publicity. It is clear to see why the Meredino decided not to have his name attached to this tedious work. The script never really gets beyond the mundane; it is stilted and gives the impression of being written by a group of drama students extemporising on the nature of relationships. The line "I prefer warm hearted conversation to frigid sex anytime ..." may have been said with a slight irony (the line ends "...actually I'm lying"). But when you realise that this is the best line in the movie you realise that you are in for a tedious view.

The story is, ostensibly, about a dying lawyer (Thaddeus MacKenzie, played by Richard Chamberlain) trying to spend his final days with the only people that have meant anything to him (two young hustlers). Unfortunately, the major flaw in this film is that none of the main characters have any redeeming features. As a result, the audience can never meaningfully engage with the central characters' situation. This is not good for retaining the viewer's attention (well not this viewer's attention anyway).

Chamberlain's performance is painful and makes you long for a power-cut so that the misery can end. At one point, infuriated with the ex young hustler, he attacks him with the piercing phrase "You're as transparent as cheap crystal". His portrayal, of a man dying from an HIV related illness, is wooden and pedestrian. To borrow a phrase from Gore Vidal, or was it Noel Coward? "You'd have to have a heart of stone not to have laughed out loud at MacKenzie's eventual demise"

This film was banned in Singapore, probably on the grounds that no one should be subjected to gay-themed cinema that is this bad! You have been warned.
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