Northfork
2003
Drama / Fantasy
Northfork
2003
Drama / Fantasy
57%
TOMATOMETER
· 102 reviews
66%
AUDIENCE
· 2.5K ratings
6.2/10
5.7K
Plot summary
The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is about to be installed in the mountains above the town, ready to submerge the valley in the name of progress. It is the responsibility of a six-man Evacuation Committee to relocate the townsfolk to higher ground. Most have duly departed, but a few stubborn stragglers remain – among them a priest caring for a sickly orphan, a boy whose fevered visions are leading him to believe he is a member of a roaming band of lost angels desperately searching for a way home.
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One lime
all style, no regard for the poor audience
If I could review this movie based purely on style, I would give it a perfect 10. Yes, the cinematography is quite amazing. There are details that I imagine would jump out at you the more times you watched the film. There seems to be two ways of looking at this movie: a work of art, or a work desperately needing to be art.
I fall into the latter way of thinking. Every scene in this movie cried out desperately to be recognized as a work of art. I found myself laughing at scenes I knew were meant to be dramatic, and frowning at the so-called humour. Maybe I didn't get it. I doubt the writers/director want you to get it.
But I have to admit, I can't stop trying to understand what it was I didn't pick up on...