Fierce People

O.K., so a very dear friend of mine gave me this book to read. I had never heard of it, but I absolutely loved it. I recommend this book to anyone. I was very excited when I saw this movie for... Full review

Certainly not boring and had a few surprises mixed in. The acting was super for the main characters. I like the way they used anthropology in a creative manner.... Full review

After seeing this movie, I just had to check the reviews. And I have to say that the critics are way off the mark on this one. This movie sucks you in and moves at a good pace with minimal exposition.... Full review

the young man who played finn was awesome. the pain he has as he allows his mom to see what has happened...remarkable!... Full review

This film is great. One critic said the last 45 minutes move too slowly. I disagree; I felt captivated the entire time. There are many coming-of-age films. This one blows most of them away. Just when I thought it couldn\\'t get... Full review

This was a truley excellent film! Fierce People, a novel by Dirk Wittenborn, is a coming of age novel in the horrors that are the incredibly rich. The film stayed true to the book almost all the time, and provided brilliant... Full review

Loved the quirkiness of this movie. The teenage son was adorable and played his role very well. Donald Sutherland and Diane Lane were intriguing in their relationship with each other. The only person that bugged me was the grandson, can\\'t remember... Full review

It tries to blend quirky humor with dark drama....then again maybe I just wanted to find a reason to compliment Kristen Stewart who is a fine young actress..... ... Full Review

It tries to blend quirky humor with dark drama....then again maybe I just wanted to find a reason to compliment Kristen Stewart who is a fine young actress..... ... Full Review

The writing behind this film is simply amazing.....What begins as a quirky coming of age story, runs much deeper....These characters and the scenes become horrifying or beautiful to watch, with a blend of disgusting or tender moments so much a part of humanity....all the characters in this drama are played to perfection by actors who exude reality in their lines.....If the story is well done.... ... Full Review

The writing behind this film is simply amazing.....These characters and the scenes become horrifying or beautiful to watch, with a blend of disgusting or tender moments so much a part of humanity....all the characters in this drama are played to perfection by actors who exude reality in their lines.....If the story is well done.... ... Full Review

the script routinely punts away deep mental probing for pedestrian displays of unbearable melodrama.....Obviously, something clicked to get notable and respected actors involved....there's an underlying tide of "why" associated with this dreadful picture that is hard to grasp.....they class up the screenplay with off-kilter performances nimble enough to prevent Dunne from squashing them..... ... Full Review

It's a mouthful, but "pop-anthropological social satire" is the easiest way to describe Fierce People . Its protagonist is Fin (Anton Yelchin), a somewhat goofy teenager who's sequestered by his drug-addicted alcoholic masseuse mother (Diane Lane) to spend the summer... ... Full Article

If you're anything like me, you find books that spawned films and films adapted from books weirdly irresistible. Almost literally irresistible, in fact-I frequently wind up half-reluctantly checking out films that look awful based on books that were awful (... ... Full Article

"I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With." Unrated. Running time: 1 hour, 20 minutes. At selected theaters. The rich keep getting meaner It's tempting to look at director Griffin Dunne 's film of Dirk Wittenborn's novel "Fierce People" -- about... ... Full Article

September 13, 2007 - As referenced in my recent review of Mr. Woodcock , there are a number of movie conventions that I would not be unhappy to see disappear for a little while, if not forever. ... Full Article

Synopsis: A coming-of-age story about the perils of privilege, Lions Gate Films' FIERCE PEOPLE examines the deceit and betrayal that erupts when a working-class mother and her son move to a wealthy "country... ... Full Article

A deliciously dark, cutting satire crafted as subversive re-narration of traditional Eurocentric racist anthropology normally defining Third World tribes as savages rather than, say, America's rich and famous, Griffin Dunne's Fierce People likewise manifests an intriguing contemporary anthropological notion of... ... Full Article