I found this movie too complicated to be able to enjoy.

It started out enjoyably but then so many characters were introduced I couldn't understand who they were and what relevance they had.

Understood the troopers.

Pity they didn't hang around a bit longer.

Try as I might I cannot write any more.

The whole movie became a mish mash of characters and blah blah.

Such a pity - it seemed to start off quite well.

But then maybe it is me who is too stupid to work it all out! Please accept my review.

What more do you need from me to accept my review.

Julia Bailey

Victor Salva's Rites of Passage is about six men; one (Billy) has died of AIDS; one (D. J.) is a lawyer; and the other four are liars with secrets to hide. Two of the four (Del and Frank) are father figures, and then there's Cambell, Del's queer, estranged son who in attempt to win a father figure's approval becomes an accomplice in a prison break.

Also there's a 500-thousand-dollar MacGuffin treasure trove buried in a sawmill, but it's mostly about lies, macho secrets, and striving to gain your father's approval.

Writing, directing, and acting are all all right. Sound mixing is a bit distracting, especially over-board with crickets and chirps, and I don't think they would be intentional or symbolic of anything.