Review of Red Rover

Red Rover (2003)
8/10
Shoot Me...I liked it...a lot
1 January 2012
This film really amazes me. I've seen some big budget films that aren't half as good as this one. The fact that you can only find it on the Lifetime Movie Channel kind of saddens me since I think it deserves more respect. Yes, it is a little slow and Billy Baldwin playing the psychiatrist brother is a stretch but it has plenty of atmosphere, perfect music and more than a decent story. The sense of isolation you feel as brother and sister go off to claim their inherited home on a New Brunswick island and attempt to cure newly released Sis from the mental hospital is all you need to know. A much more interesting story unfolds when Sis learns the family history. There is something haunting about this film that I will return to over and over again every time I see that it's going to be on TV.
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