Turn the River

If you'd like to be extremely pissed and disappointed please go see this movie. If you would like to get excited about a woman who's about to do great things and then all of a sudden have all hope of the... Full review

everything about this movie was terrible. the acting, the story, the direction, and the visuals but somehow i just loved it and so will the kids so don't watch it without them.... Full review

But the thriller aspects of "Turn the River" are its weakest link. If the actress is extraordinary, we forget about the looks and sink into the characterization. ... Full Review

Given Eigeman's past choices, even fans may find "Turn the River"- which he also wrote - something of a surprise. And Eigeman keeps his focus so tight that the unexpected ending - clearly meant as a moment of powerful honesty - ends up feeling, regrettably, like a bit of a hustle. ... Full Review

Turn the River" becomes a jerky, desultory chase movie in which Kailey's solidity crumbles....In a move that eventually throws the movie off its track and points it toward shrill melodrama, Kailey also demands a gun.....Until it transforms into an improbable thriller, "Turn the River" is a finely observed portrait of a desperate working-class woman who refuses to play by ordinary rules.....The movie's most ominous scenes show this tense, enraged man itching for a fight with his son at the dinner table.... ... Full Review

A woman struggles to win back the son she lost when she divorced her husband in a gritty drama that marks the directorial debut of actor Chris Eigeman. Kailey's rough-and-tumble life drove a wedge between her and her husband, David (Matt Ross), and when they split up he won custody of their son, Gulley (Jaymie Dornan). ... Full Review

Its ambitions are slight, but "Turn the River" has enough competently acted, hard-living authenticity to rise above its less convincing indie siblings. Though if you're looking for a film that elicits a stronger reaction or a more passionate endorsement, stick with stories whose characters aren't so traditional and plots that work for dramatic urgency rather than wallowing in its absence. ... Full Review

Tuesday, July 22nd 2008, 4:00 AM Kate Bosworth in '21' It's a slow week for movies, with the Vegas thriller "21" (PG-13, $28.96)- based on the best-selling book "Bringing Down the House" - being the only big new release. ... Full Article

Kailey (Famke Janssen) is getting on 40, living in an upstate limbo, driving to NYC for clandestine meetings with the 12-year-old that son her ex-stepmom tries to keep from her. ... Full Article

Kailey ( Famke Janssen ) is getting on 40, living in an upstate limbo, driving to NYC for clandestine meetings with the 12-year-old that son her ex-stepmom tries to keep from her. ... Full Article

Chris Eigeman's highly accomplished writing-directing debut, "Turn the River," is a meller/thriller about a poker-playing pool hustler trying to score enough money to run away with the son she was forced to abandon at birth. ... Full Article

An only-in-the-movies mother hustles pool to raise the money to abduct the son she's been forbidden to see since her divorce. The kid's abusive father, meanwhile, is himself the angry son of a domineering, fanatically Catholic old bat. ... Full Article

A jumpy forger asks an attractive pool hustler acquaintance, "What are you doing in town?"Without missing a beat, she replies, "Trying to get out." ... Full Article