The Return (2002) User Reviews

Good movie but the loose ends bugged me

[Screen-7 · 7/10 · 8 December 2004]

(Spoiler, sort of)

I liked this movie but all the loose ends drove me crazy!

What, for instance, was that little box he dug up? If it had some symbolic value, then maybe I could have let this go.

Even bigger was all the issues related to the dad's return. Why? the kids screams and the director never really tells us why. (one little hint but we're not sure it's true.)

But, on the positive side -- very good acting; beautiful cinematography, nice sense of movement in the story (good use of a road show).

(I saw this at a film festival and the print was HORRIBLE.)

Short story leaving you warm inside.

[bobparker · 6/10 · 18 December 2004]

This short 14 minute movie is a different theme than the other 'The Returns' I saw listed here. This movie like many shorts can be more thought provoking than the 3 hour epics it fights against economically.

There is not much to say without spoiling, so my comments will be brief. The story is about a stranger who shows up at the house in fall, he is drawn to the house mysteriously. Quickly we learn he is not a stranger to the house. The story unfolds from there.

The soundtrack is effective in communicating the themes without overpowering the story.

The photography sets the mood and comfort of the film.

For a filler between movies a great way to fill some time. But be careful, the ideas may come back to later.