Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

ric-127 Every once in a while, I catch something like this on the Independent Film Channel that restores my faith in movies. This was a good one. The casting and acting were superb. Set in the 70s, Dennis Hopper conveys the mixed emotions of the situation he finds himself in very well. A middle aged, simple man who is in a withered relationship with a widowed childhood sweetheart but finds himself in an exciting and rejuvenating relationship with a student vixen, played perfectly by Amy Locane. Whew! Is she hot! The movie keeps you guessing at times, so it's not completely predictable, the relationship with Locane changes his life.

smatysia It's been interesting to watch Dennis Hopper grow up in films, from the skinny, scared kid in "The Sons of Katie Elder", to his iconic role as Billy in "Easy Rider", to the whacked-out journalist in "Apocalypse Now", to this thoroughly middle-aged character. Here, he is the ultimate grown-up, at least at first, who feels the need to go back to years past in the idea of love/sex with the young student. He nailed his part. Amy Irving nailed hers, too, though it was a bit of a smaller part. Amy Locane provided the eye candy, for us as well as for Joseph Svenden (Hopper). Harder to understand her character's (Catherine) motivations. I can see that the pickings were pretty slim in that time and place, but the 47-year-old semi-crippled more-or-less engaged teacher? This film is worth seeing, if you can take some fairly unsettling images (Hopper naked). Grade: B

yellowdaisy1978 I saw this movie on HBO a few years back and I am still scarred from it. The story line itself wasn't all that bad and the acting was mediocre at best. My question is: WHY DID DENNIS HOPPER HAVE TO DO FULL-FRONTAL NUDITY?????? Pointless for the sake of the story, not to mention just scary to see. What were these people thinking?

Jill-68 A well-written story peopled with memorable characters. A bit off-putting, though, in its use of full frontal nudity....rather than displaying passion, Dennis Hopper and Amy Irving just looked plain cold. And I do find it a bit of a male conceit to have a sexy nymphette of the caliber of Amy Locane be sexually aroused by a 49 yr. old (60 in real life) physically handicapped country schoolteacher who still lives on the farm with his mother. Perhaps she might have wiled away her Tuesday afternoons with him in the barn.....while she planned her weekend escapades with someone more suitable. As a woman, I found myself wishing Amy Irving would find herself a 17 yr. old stud to carry HER away....now THAT might be reason for some frontal nudity. But this film really is quite good....I'm just not sure women will like it nearly as much as the fellas.