Northfork

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="04000500dvldtc.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Reel Movie Critic.com</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reel Movie Critic.com"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2021.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star"><U>Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2026.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Bosss Daughter"><U>My Boss's Daughter</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2014.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scenes de Crimes"><U>Scenes de Crimes</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2018.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Girl From Paris"><U>Girl From Paris</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2016.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Conversation with Dan Ireland"><U>A Conversation with Dan Ireland</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="And Now Ladies and Gentlemen"><U>And Now Ladies and Gentlemen</U></A>   |   <B>Northfork</B>   |   <A HREF="id2015.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Passionada"><U>Passionada</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2017.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Conversation with Peter Mullan"><U>A Conversation with Peter Mullan</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2024.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mondays in the Sun"><U>Mondays in the Sun</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id1979.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Magdalene Sisters.....reviewed by Ge"><U>The Magdalene Sisters.....reviewed by George</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="041d2c00dvldtc.png"> <div> <B>Home Page for</B></div> <div> <B>      </B><A HREF="http://newbookdiscounts.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://newbookdiscounts.com/"><U><B>Books</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>           </B><A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/travelforless/id364.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/travelfor"><U><B>Travel</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>                </B><A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/"><U><B>Movies</B></U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>                   </B><A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/travelforless/id361.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/travelfor"><U><B>Great Web Sites</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Similar Genres</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/rmc/Genres/drama.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/rmc/Genre"><U><B>Drama</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> Northfork</div> <div>  <iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" width="120" height="240" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?o=1&l=as1&f=ifr&t=reelmoviecriticc&p=8&asins=B0000UJL82&IS2=1&lt1=_blank"><MAP NAME="boxmap-p8"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="14, 200, 103, 207" HREF="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" ><AREA COORDS="0,0,10000,10000" HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/reelmoviecriticc" ></MAP><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/120x240.gif" width="120" height="240" border="0" usemap="#boxmap-p8" alt="Shop at Amazon.com"></iframe>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="3e9e5440.png" border=0 width="485" height="324" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="575"><div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Wingdings 2" ><B>êêê</B></FONT><B>            </B> (Rated PG 13 for brief sexuality) </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="575"><div>  Reviewed By Vittorio J. Carli</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="575"><div> Director: Michael Polish</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="580" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> James Woods</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Daryl Hannah</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Nick Nolte</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Anthony Edwards</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Peter Coyote</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="304" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> "Northfolk" is a surreal and eerily beautiful film about a small town that is undergoing development. Teams of aggressive government agents use different tactics to get the locals to willingly relocate.</div> <bR> <div> Some of the inhabitants in the town may be angels or they may believe they're angels.  Some of these angel characters may not even exist.</div> <bR> <div> Sinister men in black are sent out by the government to evacuate a small town for redevelopment. The men try to get the property through charm, strong-arming, guile, and intimidation. If an agent clears out sixty-five homes he will receive acres of free land, but if they relocate any less than that they will get nothing</div> <bR> <div> Some of the men present themselves as angels that will help a religious couple escape catastrophe. There is also a sick boy that is supposed to be adopted. When a couple refuses to take him because of his failing health, a priest says that he is an angel. </div> <bR> <div>  A quartet of garishly dressed people in one of the homes is looking for a mysterious, unknown angel.  The quartet is composed of the gender bending Flower Hercules, the grouchy Cup of Tea, the silent Cod, and the cheerful amputee Happy. </div> <bR> <div> As the town ends, the viewer is left with an overwhelming sense of loss. The film has a conventional plot but it is a series of interrelated gorgeous moments that interact thematically.</div> <bR> <div> "Northfork" is the last film in a trilogy made by the cult favorite writer/producer team, the Polish brothers. All three of the films are named after towns. "<B>Twin Falls Idaho</B>" was a critical and commercial success but the follow-up; "<B>Jackpot</B>" was a financial bust.</div> <bR> <div> Mark Polish is like a kinder, gentler David Lynch or a sunnier Darren Aronofsky<B>.   </B>He lacks the postmodern angst and nihilism that you find in many of the other newer indy directors such as Harmony Korine.</div> <bR> <div> "Northfork" takes place in Montana in 1955, and it was really shot in Montana.  This elegiac film deals with the issue of the real costs of urban development, the same theme that was masterfully explored in Robert Altman's "McCabe and Mrs. Miller," and John Sayle's " <B>Sunshine State</B>"</div> <bR> <div> The film is obscure, haunting, and alluring, but it is not completely satisfying. Some of the images are among the most haunting of the year, but the whole thing doesn't always jell or add up. However, the Polish brothers show considerable potential, and they may yet deliver a masterpiece.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="621" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> Vittorio J. Carli © 2003</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> <A HREF="mailto:info@reelmoviecritic.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@reelmoviecritic.com"><U><U>vito@reelmoviecritic.com</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>