Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Sonofamoviegeek This movie is so bad that IMDb eliminated the "goofs" section. For example, the movie is supposed to take place in Mexico but it took my wife 5 seconds to recognize that it was shot in Yugoslavia. It took me a little longer but I believed her when the first "Mexican" spoke in a Slavic accent so thick I smelled borscht in the room.Another goof is when the father goes to pray in a church and does it in front of an Orthodox icon. Mexicans are mostly Catholic and Catholics have statues, not icons in their churches. Brad Pitt removes his head gear and doesn't have a sign of "helmet head". And how about those moles on Cheryl Pollack's neck that appear and disappear depending on whether the makeup girl showed up for work.I could go on but, in summary, the acting is wooden, the story is mediocre and Cheryl Pollack's singing is terrible. Nine years to release a movie and it didn't get better with age.

Torson Falcradine This well shot and well located movie is complimented by an interesting debut by Brad Pitt. Set in 1988 just before the Yugoslavian conflict the story follows the fortunes of Rick (Brad Pitt) in meeting with a young American girl whilst suffering from a potentially fatal skin disease.Set in a small town on the Adriatic the film is beautifully shot and is worth anyones time and money who appreciate a well made film professionally acted.Just watch for that part of the film covering the final three days - it is not predictable. On top of all this the history of the film is intriguing - shortly after the film was finished the completed work went missing only to be discovered 6 years later after the Yugoslavian conflict ended in 1996. The Director(check him out) certainly had his work cut out in obtaining distributors for what by then was rated as a poor performance from an established actor.Especially watch for some close resemblances to Joe Black. The music was good too.Torson Falcradine 20:ii:MMV (c)T Falcradine

Derek Hazell (vande) Brad Pitt fans please note that this Yugoslavian film was first made in 1988 and edited for re-release in 1997 due to Brad Pitt's popularity.This film, I feel would fall into that so-bad-it's-good category. The acting from Guy Boyd as the father is nothing less than terrible, and Cheryl Pollak, although an attractive presence could have done slightly better too. There are also strange surreal scenes which really do not fit it and distract from the poignancy of one boy's story, eg a scene with an old man stamping on condoms (don't ask) and a long scene of Pollak singing to Pitt's dad! Apart from these faults it is actually a very enjoyable piece of tosh.Brad Pitt's performance can not be faulted as a young man who has been forced to live his entire life inside a leather shell with only two tiny holes for his eyes and one for his mouth. (No mention was made about how he goes to toilet, or bathes come to that!). Pitt put across well to the viewer the internal emotional torture that his character felt by not being able to go out in the world and do normal young man things, and showed that although he was wearing the suit to stop the external torture of the sun blistering his body, his inner feelings which are actually more important in a lot of ways were constantly hurting. On doing some research after the film I found that the skin disease isn't actually medically right, but it seemed real and I am sure there must be similar conditions.Pitt's character falls in love with Pollak's character in the story, so decided to take off the suit and live a few days of happiness with her out in the sun, despite it meaning the end of his life. He then gets hurt even more when he tries to kiss her and she turns away, realizing that she only fancies him back when he is in the suit. So it is more the air of mystery and the fascination on her part which makes her like him, not him as a person. She actually asks him where his masked "friend" is.When Pitt comes along in the mask she decides to allow him to make love to her, but of course this has to be done in the dark. She doesn't realize who he is until he leaves a locket behind for her to see. The ending is then extremely poignant but I will say no more in case you do ever get to see it.In summary I would definitely recommend that all Pitt fans and even males who are just interested in rare movies lol give this a go!

acdance Caught this movie one late night on TV. I didn't get to watch it from the beginning, but decided to check it out when I saw a person with a black leather suit who sounded a lot like Brad Pitt. I was saying to myself, 'What would Brad Pitt be doing in this low budget movie?'. To my surprise, it was Brad Pitt who played the man with a rare skin disease.Although it wasn't until a year or two ago when this movie got aired, I knew right away that 'Dard Side of the Sun' came out many years ago. Brad Pitt seemed really young, even younger than when he was in 'Across the Tracks' which came out in '91. I really liked the background scenes on this movie. And when you mix the beautiful scenery with motorcycling, to me it is really a nice treat, since I'm into motorcycling myself. The whole plot of the movie isn't all that deep. The man has a disease, the man falls in love, the man makes sacrifice so he can be with the loved one. I like movies that are simple but fun. There isn't a lot of effort, or at least doesn't look like, was put into making this film. Nonetheless, it was entertaining. If you are a fan of Brad Pitt, you should definitely check this one out.