The Claim Rating: Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Peter Mullan Wes Bentley Nastassja Kinski Tom Herman Complete Cast (5 total)

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The Claim is quite lame
I really tried to enjoy this film, but what a bore! Ebert & Roeper must have been held at gunpoint to rate this as "Two Thumbs Up." Not even Milla and Nastassja could save this movie. Don't even waste your time watching this flick and awaiting the "shocking connection to Dillon . . . one that could devastate his town, his life and his empire." Anyone could see it coming a mile away, and even so, who cares? Certainly not the townspeople. Not for a moment did this script or the characters hold my interest. Everyone was underdeveloped. Milla looked tired and sweaty, and she annoyed the heck out of me with her awful singing. Nastassja was on her death bed throughout the movie, and so I couldn't even appreciate her beauty and talent, and her daughter, Sarah Polley, couldn't stop saying "thank you."

Though the film had beautiful photography I couldn't help but wonder, what was the purpose of some shots being out of focus? It was a distraction more than anything else, because it most certainly did not lend to the mood. I'm keeping this only because of Natassja, and even so, I won't be viewing this again for a long time.

Epic (n): 2+ hr. movie with no attention to characterization
Thankfully, it's only 2 hours (as opposed to typical epic movie durations). When will Hollywood and movie critics realize that a movie isn't very satisfying if it has only one dimentional characters? No amount of scenery or historical reference will change that. I bought this video because of the positive reviews on the cover: "One of the top 10 films of the year"--Chicago Sun Times, "Two Thumbs Up"--Ebert and Roeper, and "One of the years best films!"--Jeffery Lyons. It's interesting to note that Hollywood has been in a decline since film historian/critics began to frequent the airwaves with their own shows (which, btw, are produced by the same corporations that make the movies). Oh well, I should've known better than to listen to the praise of predicable critics. Overall, I give the movie 2 stars (the scenery and the actresses were pretty), 0 stars for the reviews. Buyer beware!

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