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Cold Creek Manor (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 108 Fresh: 13  Rotten:95 Average Rating: 3.8/10
 
Consensus: The plot of Cold Creek Manor is too predictable and contrived to generate suspense.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Synopsis: After a succession of films boldly exploring the possibilities of digital video (TIMECODE, HOTEL), Mike Figgis returns to more traditional narrative terrain with this atmospheric thriller. Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone star as Cooper and Leah Tilson, a New York City couple who decide to... After a succession of films boldly exploring the possibilities of digital video (TIMECODE, HOTEL), Mike Figgis returns to more traditional narrative terrain with this atmospheric thriller. Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone star as Cooper and Leah Tilson, a New York City couple who decide to move to the country in order to provide their children with a safer life (Kristen Stewart and Ryan Wilson). But they get more than they bargained for when they purchase Cold Creek Manor, a gigantic, crumbling house that has a murky, dangerous past. That past shows up at their front door one day in the form of Dale Massie (Stephen Dorff), an ex-convict who lost the house while incarcerated. At first, Dale's presence is a comfort to the Tilsons, but Cooper begins to sense that something is amiss after studying home videos and photographs that were left behind. Sure enough, his attempts to keep Dale off his property only anger the bitter psychopath, triggering a relentless assault that endangers the lives of the entire Tilson family. Figgis' taut thriller features solid lead performances by Quaid and Stone, as well as standout supporting turns from Dorff, Juliette Lewis, and Christopher Plummer. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart

Director: Mike Figgis
Screenwriter: Richard Jefferies
Producer: Mike Figgis, Annie Stewart

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 3, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes - 1. "Rules of the Genre" - Mike Figgis - Director
  • 2. "Cooper's Documentary"
  • Commentary - 1. Mike Figgis - Director

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01/31/04
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A clichéd, implausible thriller.

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01/27/04
Jamie Russell
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And as it progresses, the characters become so stupid that we lose interest in them.

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Supremely listless and scare-free nonsense.

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03/14/05
Garth Franklin
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Figgis relies on Quaid's performance to convey the perilous dynamics of his character's threatened masculinity, and the performance produced by this trust is solid gold.

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03/19/04
Jake Euker
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The movie builds atmosphere at the expense of action, buildup at the expense of payoff.

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02/26/04
John J. Puccio
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...leaves the audience up the creek without a paddle.

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02/09/04
Thomas Delapa
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despite dead horses, crazed hicks and plagues of snakes, the only truly horrifying moment here is the hint at the end that there may be a sequel.

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Anton Bitel
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Honestly, how long can people play dumb before you want to grab them by the collar and slap them around until they come to their senses?

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12/11/03
John Larsen
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Stephen Dorff is suitably intimidating as the film’s scoundrel... “Hand that Rocks the Cradle” meets “Fatal Attraction”

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11/25/03
Clint Morris
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Depending on your tolerance for such films, it'll either be easy or difficult to accept this unabashedly absurd story.

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10/27/03
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10/24/03
Jim Shelby
Palo Alto Weekly
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The underlining homoerotic subtext gets muddy, then washed away, in the creek.

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10/12/03
Victoria Alexander
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