Empire Falls2005
Empire Falls (2005)
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Movie Info
Cast
as Miles Roby
as C.B. Whiting/Charlie Mayne
as Janine Roby
as Max Roby
as Grace Roby
as David Roby
as Francine Whiting
as Jimmy Minty
as Charlene
as Tick Roby
as Cindy Whiting
as John Voss
as Zack Minty
as Horace
as Walt Comeau
as Bea Callahan
as Father Tom
as Father Mark
as Bill Daws
as Otto Mayer
as Candace
as Brian
as Miles Roby (age 20)
as Young Miles
as Nurse
as Young Cindy
as Building Inspector
as Francine Whiting (age 40)
as Mrs. Rodrigues
as Justice of the Peace
as Banker
as Man on Beach
as Young Policeman
as Thank You Patron
as Strong Bagger #1
as Strong Bagger #2
as Frowzy Woman
as Housekeeper
as Maud
as DMV Clerk
as DMV Clerkette
as DMV Patron
as Fisherman
as Slick Man
as Secretary
as Secretary
as Justin
as Florida Bartender
as Workman
as Waiter
Critic Reviews for Empire Falls
All Critics (4) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (2) | DVD (2)
Cajoled through this landscape by a Thornton Wilder Our Town voice-over, we are too conscious of a series of well-bred calculations and well-done set pieces, as if Maine had been Merchant Ivory'd.
It's better on HBO where it can play over a couple of nights and you get a chance for the story. Because if you try to compress it into a hundred-minute movie, you'd lose all the rich textures at work here.
[Richard] Russo adapts his own novel for the HBO mini-series, which is essentially a four-hour film spread over two parts, and the format gives him the room to let the story and its characters live and breathe.
It collapses.
Audience Reviews for Empire Falls
It is probably not that historical, but it is interesting to see this version of the current state of small-town Maine. The mill is empty and everyone has left. All there seems to be left is a diner, a pub and a church that needs painting. This movie is chalk full of name actors, and revolves around the life of Miles Roby (Ed Harris). The actors do a great job, and the story is laid out well (although the movie is four hours long). If you like plain stories of how people interact and deal with the life's trials and tribulations, you will like this movie.
Super Reviewer
By far, this is one of the best mini-series i've ever seen. It has a great cast, great story and a thematic quality to it. The idea to make the town more of a main character than any particular person is such an interesting way to go, it makes it feel like a Stephen King novel without any scary or supernatural elements to it. I feel like there was a complete story and non of the characters were not given a full treatment.
Super Reviewer
This film casted the leads solely based on star power. As such, the only non-phoned-in performances were from supporting players - Penn, Burton, Parsons, Farina - and young unknowns, Pucci as John Voss, and especially Danielle Panabaker as Tick. Terrible accents all around and what was with the lame Our Town-y narration?
Super Reviewer
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