Follow the River [VHS]
by Martin Davidson
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Actor: Ellen Burstyn, Eric Schweig, Ren?e O'Connor, Sheryl Lee, Tim GuineeDirector: Martin Davidson
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 93 minutes
Release Date: 1996-08-20
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: Hallmark
Studio: Hallmark
VHS Movie Reviews of Follow the River [VHS]
Movie Review: Eric Schweig Saves the Movie
Summary: 2 Stars
This politically-correct slaughter of a true story portrays Indian captors (supposedly the bad guys) as the more likeable characters; while on the other hand, I had a hard time sympathizing with the charmless protagonist--a white woman who all too readily gives up her child in order to go to a husband who seems hardly worth the effort. Life among the Indians isn't bad (once she gets past the gauntlet), and she meets kind new friends. Eric Schweig plays the Indian who wants to marry her. His natural strength and charisma as an actor bring his character across as far the better man than the husband to whom the heroine is fleeing, which leaves the viewer wondering what she's thinking. Following the escape, the walk home is short enough to make you suspect that Hubby might have found her if he'd really been looking. Worse, the journey seems less about triumph over hardship than about hard-to-like women revealing weak characters under stress. All in all, the movie fails completely, and Schweig's performance stands as the only reason to suffer through to the poignant (but untrue) ending. As history it's worthless, as drama it's confusing in places and gruelling in others. But all that aside, it's an important collectible for Eric Schweig fans. Movie Review: Woman of Valor
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a good movie which both my wife and I enjoyed. Good acting by Ellen Burstyn and excellent acting by Sheryl Lee. It was good to see Renee O'Connor, more lately with Zena, when she was younger. Beautiful scenery throughout. Balanced portrayal of Indians without sterotyping them. This was a clean movie without the typical hollywood bad language and sex. I would recommend it to families with children. I did think the story was a little slow but picked up toward the end. This review was from a taped show on Hallmark Channel February 2005.Movie Review: An American Hero
Summary: 5 Stars
If this movie generates any interest you should read the book. The story (based on fact) is one of the very best historical novels I've ever been exposed to ... a real life depiction of the frontier and the challenges and experiences of an incredibly courageous and tenacious and determined woman.This is very very special!
Movie Review: Disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
Mary Ingals, her kids, and sister gets nabbed by the Shawnee. Eventually she finds her way out of the village and embarks on a long wilderness journey back home. I've got some problems with this movie. It basically treats the Indians as brutish savages, complete with a broken-hearted Shawnee Indian brave who swipes Mary's kids in a fit of jealous rage. I was almost expecting the producers to wheel out a piece of Samsonite luggage for him to swing around and smash. Not to say that the Brave isn't attractive and interesting to Mary. She's attracted to him, but only in the HOT HOT HOT outdoorsy style sex kind of way.
Mary is attracted to the Brave and entertains thoughts of steamy love with him. She snaps out of his spell when the Brave suggests marriage To her credit, he was coming on too strong, I don't know of many women who would marry a guy on the first date. This is 17th century Virginia and not Reno or Las Vegas.
It's no big surprise when she chooses to stay faithful to her hubby. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, her simpish husband is out looking for her with some dude in a powdered wig. This Indian guy is actually wanting to adopt her kids, at the same time Hubby is wandering around in the woods with some guy in a wig. The choice should be obvious sister.
Instead she doesn't listen to reason and rebukes the Brave's offer of marriage, he gets steamed (suitcase smashing ensues) and he sells her to a tubby Frenchman with really greasy hair. Disgusted by the prospect of having sex with Frenchy McSweatsausage she decides to make her way back to her husband.
Blah, blah, blah. I won't spoil the ending of this one, let's just say it seemed a little...strange.
Movie Review: Wonderful... for the most part.
Summary: 4 Stars
The only thing that made me want to watch this movie, was the fact that Renee O'Connor was in it. So, when it came on the Hallmark channel a few weeks ago, I did. The best parts had Renee, she brought so much to the movie. But when her character was removed from the last third of the movie, I almost became disinterested. The survival thing was OK, but I still think Renee would have made a much better Mary Ingles.
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