In Country1989
In Country (1989)
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Critic Consensus: With a slow build to a dramatic conclusion, In Country benefits largely from its strong acting, particularly by Emily Lloyd in the lead role.
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Cast
as Samantha Hughes
as Irene
as Emmett Smith
as Lonnie
as Tom
as Mamaw
as Anita
as Dwayne
as Earl
as Grampaw
as Dawn
as Jim Holly
as Larry
as Cindy
as Donna
as Pete
as Dwayne
as Principal
as Nurse
as Veteran at dance
as Billy Knight
Critic Reviews for In Country
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There's a decency about this movie that's almost palpable. It's not trying to pump us up with false jingoism or the sins of the past. Jewison, a Canadian, probably approaches the entire subject with a mediatory mood.
In essence, In Country is a well-turned variation on the quest to find a father that shows up in the folk tales of almost any culture.
The scene at the memorial is one of the film's best, but director Jewison fails to find in it anything close to the level of emotional force that the same scene in Mason's book has.
This is no tribute to the war dead, but an unthinking betrayal of them -- they've been drafted again, this time to supply a climax to a second-rate tearjerker.
Sounds like your basic TV movie, sunk by noble intentions. But here well meaning translates into well done.
Norman Jewison usually is a commanding storyteller, but In Country is a film with two stories that fail to add up to something greater.
Audience Reviews for In Country
Not particularly good. Not the worst film, and to be honest, the last few minutes of this when they visit the Vietnam memorial are great. However, the rest of the movie feels really disjointed and confused. If the director was trying to do this deliberately to try and capture the characters' emotions, I would understand and appreciate it. But it's not done deliberately, it's just clumsy as hell. That being said, this is far from the worst war movie out there, it's just nothing special.
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