Crooked Hearts (1991)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.9/10   

Director:

Michael Bortman

Escritores (WGA):

Robert Boswell (novel)
Michael Bortman (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

6 septiembre 1991 (USA)

Género:

Drama

Plot:

How the discovery of a father's affair affects each member of his family.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Forgiveness: GOOD! Personal responsibility: BAD!

Reparto

Peter Berg	...	Tom (as Pete Berg)
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Charley
Noah Wyle	...	Ask
Peter Coyote	...	Edward
Cindy Pickett	...	Jill
Juliette Lewis	...	Cassie
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Marriet Hoffman
Wendy Gazelle	...	Eileen
Marg Helgenberger	...	Jennetta
Deanna Milligan	...	Julie (as Deanna Jean Milligan)
Sasha Moisewitsch	...	Bonita
Joshua Jackson	...	Tom (11 years)
Ryan Jorgenson	...	Ask (9 years)
Ian Tracey	...	Limber Watkins
Vincent Gale	...	Charley's Friend

También conocida como:

Corazones perdidos (Argentina) [es]
Crooked Hearts: secretos de familia (Spain) [es]

Duración:

113 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M

Locaciones de Filmación:

British Columbia, Canada

Compañía:

A&M Films

Citas:

Charley: This family's like a drug, and we're all junkies.

Banda de Sonido:

Groove Master

Forgiveness: GOOD! Personal responsibility: BAD!

Writer/Director Michael Bortman brings us a movie which will be loved by everyone who feels that the number one thing you could ever do in your life is support your family. On the surface, that may not sound like such a bad thing. After all, everyone wants to be loved and supported by their family. However, "Crooked Hearts" goes WAY past that.

The movie follows the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the Warren family. The members of this family are the type of people who would support their brother or son even if they were a convicted serial child molester. That's how obsessive and blinding their family structure is. I could never feel connected to any of the characters in this film because only one of them seemed like a nice person. To make things worse, the one nice guy is presented to us as being weak and childish.

Almost everyone in the Warren family is dishonest and selfish. In fact, at one point in the movie, being an arsonist is presented to us as simply being a very minor character flaw. This pathetic situation spirals out of control until tragedy strikes the family in one of the absolute most manipulative scenes EVER put to film.

The acting is quite good. That shouldn't surprise anyone who glances at the list of cast members. However, anyone who believes that taking responsibility for your actions is a positive trait will not enjoy this movie. Its "ethical" stance is completely at odds with anyone who believes you should be honest, thoughtful and stand up for what you believe in. 2/10