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Should be ranked as a classic
"River" has it all - the sure direction of Redford, excellent script and acting, and the breathtaking beauty of Montana. This is a nuanced film about two brothers on divergent paths and their complicated relationship with each other and their dad. But it's not corny or maudlin. The fly fishing sequences are symbolic in many ways. This is a great film all around, but would be worth buying just for Craig Sheffer's performance alone.

Decent Adaptation of an Average Book
This 1992 movie has a star-studded cast (Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt) and is a great period piece based on Norman Maclean's autobiography of the same name. Great cinematography, with a meandering story line (to follow the river I'm sure). An overall "nice" film - not hard to watch, but not hard to skip either.

Perfect Parents ...
A River Runs Through It is an excellent title for this tale, based on real events and a book. I will never read the book and I have no television-so obviously I read. The reason I like this Movie is simple-its like reading a book. Great storytelling is what you get. You will never forget this story and you will want to share it with others.
Robert Redford Directed this film and I hope he knows what an Oscar this little piece of work is.
When you go to the movies or buy a dvd you are looking for entertainment, sometimes you get more like a feeling you appreciate even being invited to watch=gratitude.
The Performances are outstanding especially the little boy who plays Pitts character at 6 years old-few seconds on the screen and you will never forget the scene. Of course I could go on about ALL the scences since they were beautifully presented, performed and combined into a gem of a tale. If you are a parent you will LOVE this film and probably understand more as time goes by-every time I see it I find something new and beautiful. It is a Masterpiece of real life intertwined with a common groud of survival- means procreation and evolution. The River is a source for driving the Heart of the story. I imagine there is very few people in the WORlD who could view A River Runs Through It and say they wished they had watched Oprah instead. This movie is about spirit vs. effort and like any great sport the most compelling events involve the team who is simply better at the sport and the team who has heart-those are the games you cannot call no matter the odds. There is no other movie like it.

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