This movie is a remarkable example of ensemble acting. The characters weave in and out of each other's lives with varying degrees of impact, and the realism and humanity of their relationships is enormously refreshing in a movie season of comic strips and monsters. Superb performances particularly by Mary Alice, Edie Falco, Jane Alexander and Ralph Waite - and Mary Steenbergen and Timothy Hutton also very, very good.
The story - the exploitation of nature for the sake of "progress", is wryly delivered, but contrasted with an adult treatment of racial themes in the magnificent tradition of masterpieces such as "Pinky", "Raisin in the Sun" and "Heat of the Night".Amelia Island, where I believe the movie was filmed, will paradoxically be deluged by travelers wanting to exploit it for themselves. The pacing of the direction is swift, but the audience is carried along - never lost.
The story - the exploitation of nature for the sake of "progress", is wryly delivered, but contrasted with an adult treatment of racial themes in the magnificent tradition of masterpieces such as "Pinky", "Raisin in the Sun" and "Heat of the Night".Amelia Island, where I believe the movie was filmed, will paradoxically be deluged by travelers wanting to exploit it for themselves. The pacing of the direction is swift, but the audience is carried along - never lost.