The Crossing Guard

Sean Peen directed Jack Nicholson in what I consider his last truly exceptional performances, this film and "The Promise". This is film is somewhat more accessible than the other, and has an ending that can almost be called 'upbeat'.This is... Full review

A strange movie. That's what I thought when I first saw this a decade ago. It was one of those films I thought about a couple of days later and couldn't get out of my head for a short while.... Full review

If I wanted to punish someone then I would make them watch this moive. The person who rated this movie high must have been smoking crack, or maybe they were a crossing guard and just liked the title.... Full review

Dark yet realistic. This film is about human desparation and relationships. The script, written by the phenomenal sean penn, is very original. The dealogue between the characters is complex and unlike other dialogue between characters in other films. The film's theme... Full review

Not worth the $5 I paid for the DVD. Sean Penn couldn't direct his way out of a paper bag. There is no plot, none. Just a bunch of poor acting.... Full review

I puzzle at those reviewers criticizing this film, which to my mind is a tour de force. Of course, I do volunteer work with dying folks and help train aspiring grief counselors to deal with the traumas that life all... Full review

Crossing Guard is one of those underrated films that is a pure joy to discover. Sean Penn did a tremendous job directing it and Jack Nicholson is in top form here.It's easy to see why people ignored the film when... Full review

Most films you see nowadays are directed from a very logical standpoint: the plot is mapped out and it's followed to a T, and the ending neatly wraps things up so that when you leave the theater, you feel relieved... Full review

This is a fantastic, moving film. Don't expect to be blown away. It may move a little slow, but the acting is phenominal and the story is one we may rarely think about but could definitely relate to. I think Sean... Full review

A powerful and compelling story, filmed well and with some great performances.Sean Penn seems to have managed to level the actors here, with David Morse, Anjelica Huston and Jack Nicholson putting in great performances and none of them stealing the... Full review

The commentary is equally arduous, with Morse and Penn competing to see who can be the most ramblingly pretentious. Freddy Gale (Jack Nicholson) is a grief-ridden jeweller who lost his daughter to a drunk-driver six years ago. ... Full Review

the actor's most convincing characterization.... ... Full Review

Jack Nicholson, hanging out in a strip joint, surrounded by naked beauties.... ... Full Review

The Crossing Guard'' isn't great film making -- in fact, it's a little reckless - Two cases in point: In their first scene, Huston kicks Nicholson out of the house and upbraids him for neglecting their two sons. ... Full Review

SEAN PENN HAS A REPUTATION for being an emotional, erratic and dark guy, so it's no surprise that he's written and directed an emotional, erratic and dark movie, "The Crossing Guard. "Crossing Guard': (not so) good grief Sean Penn's dark movie too black and white to be real ... Full Review

Sean Penn's third outing as director (following The Crossing Guard and The Indian Runner ) was easily his best effort before his current triumph with Into the Wild . ... Full Article

If too much of a good thing could indeed go bad, then we might wonder just how that happened to The Pledge. After Sean Penn's remarkable directorial debut with The Crossing Guard (1995), also starring Jack Nicholson, we certainly anticipated... ... Full Article

Nicholson spent much of the '80s coasting; a lot of it was brilliant, entertaining coasting, to be sure, but audiences came to expect the standard Jack tricks -- the eyebrows, the insinuating voice that could read from an ingredients label... ... Full Article

Zes jaar geleden werd het dochtertje van Freddy Gale (Jack Nicholson) doodgereden door een dronken automobilist.John Booth (David Morse) heeft zijn straf uitgezeten en is weer op vrije voeten. ... Full Article