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06/24/06
Cold Creek Manor (2003)
12 %
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.
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... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart
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04/09/04
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And as it progresses, the characters become so stupid that we lose interest in them.
12/05/03
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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.
03/19/04
The movie builds atmosphere at the expense of action, buildup at the expense of payoff.
02/26/04
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.
01/27/04
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?
12/11/03
Stephen Dorff is suitably intimidating as the film’s scoundrel... “Hand that Rocks the Cradle” meets “Fatal Attraction”
11/25/03
Depending on your tolerance for such films, it'll either be easy or difficult to accept this unabashedly absurd story.
10/27/03
The underlining homoerotic subtext gets muddy, then washed away, in the creek.
10/12/03
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