Product Details

• Actors: Jerry O'Connell, Nick Stahl, Neal McDonough, Jean Marie Barnwell, Patrick Renna
• Directors: Larry Elikann
• Writers: Ethan Canin, Maria Nation
• Producers: Brent Shields, Richard Welsh, Tom Luse
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Lions Gate
• VHS Release Date: April 16, 1996
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303961738
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #461,409 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD BUT WEIRD, September 4, 2010

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Kym McNabney "Writing From The Soul" (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blue River (DVD)

This movie was good with great acting. I just thought it a bit weird and didn't really make a connection to what it was really all about in the end.

2.0 out of 5 stars A Couple of Unanswered Questions, December 7, 2010

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Vincent J. Carty "hivicar" (Keene, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blue River (DVD)

(Warning! Major Spoilers)
Among the annoyances viewers must endure:

Mom so over-the-top with her expressions of faith being presented as the archetypal idiot leading up to her engagement. As a person trying to guide her kids through faith, she is also presented as a complete hypocrite the moment big brother expresses anger toward little brother. But the obvious slam against Christianity is not nearly as troubling as the implied incompetence of the police. What would they have had to say to the young alleged firestarter to make him react the way he did (and where would his young friend have been after they left his house?). Following that, does the story suggests any police pursuit of the actual arsonist?
Finally, perhaps most curious of all: right after sis' solo performance where she, Mom and little brother meet, notice the sizable zit on the boys face. The boy is next seen at Principals burning house, where he stops briefly, rides bike to bridge, and we see (in well-lit close-up)that there is no sign of that zit!

4.0 out of 5 stars surprising, December 1, 2010

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Anthony Mistretta - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blue River (DVD)

I didn't think too much of this movie when I popped in the DVD player "special guest appearance by so and so" is never a good sign. Anyway, it was really good and Sam Elliot played a pretty good size role too. The movie dealt with some pretty heavy emotional issues and did a good job at it. I felt that the messages of the film were good and positive. There was also not a bunch of unnecessary language or sexuality (although I would not reccomend for children due to the subject matters) Definitely worth watching.