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At Close Range (1986) Rank 2 Reviews
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EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Though beginning as a tale about alienated youth, the film quickly devolves into a melodrama of a son (Sean Penn) corrupted by his own father (Christopher Walken) in a valueless world. ...read the complete At Close Range movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
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by Keon T. Black "Ke... on October 20, 2009
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by I love Bichon on September 14, 2009
This happen in my town. I was only 12 when it happen but I remember this like it was yesterday. I did not know Robin but she did attend my school and a couple of my cousins and friends had class with her and knew her very well.I did attend school with a ...
by fabulisinmn on February 19, 2009
This is just one of the greatest movies ever made. Based on a true story, the writers and directors did a fabulous job showing the emotion and human struggles that comes with the nature of the truth. Christopher Walken and Sean Penn are explosive in ...
by K. Hood on September 05, 2008
This movie is a great one and of course the acting is superb. Sean Penn never lets you down! The fact that it is based on a true story makes it all the more gripping. ...
by Stanley H. Nemeth on June 14, 2008
"At Close Range" is a classic example of a movie in which all aspects of the filmmaker's art shine; if it isn't already, it should be required viewing for students in film schools. First of all, the Kazan script, which details the growing into manhood of ...
by Thomas Plotkin "a... on May 30, 2008
Somehow this movie vanished without a trace when in came out c.'86, but in my years as a video store clerk in that bygone epoch, whenever i recommended it to customers, they thanked me profusely. This slice of no-hope rural oedipal noir was based on a ...
by jimmy_rants@yahoo on November 20, 2007
Sean and Chris Penn are perfectly cast as sons (Sean the fathers namesake)of rural theft ring boss Christopher Walken. When life in quiet PA. town with mom and stepfather becomes boring and without opportunity, Sean falls in with ne'er do well dad and ...
by J. Abercrombi on October 19, 2007
Sean Penn is the coolest guy in the universe!!! I love this movie. This is one of my favorite Sean Penn movies. He plays the usual lost soul who has it out with his father. His acting is amazing and should have gotten him an Osca nod. And Madonna's first ...
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