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17 September 2004 (USA) moreTagline:
Vote early. Vote often. morePlot:
The discovery of a corpse threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor of Colorado. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(6 articles)
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Worth Seeing for Individual Performances moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Chris Cooper | ... | Dickie Pilager | |
| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Chuck Raven | |
| Cajardo Lindsey | ... | Lloyd | |
| John C. Ashton | ... | Director | |
| Elizabeth Rainer | ... | Leslie | |
| Donevon Martinez | ... | Lazaro Huerta | |
| James Gammon | ... | Sheriff Joe Skaggs | |
| Benjamin Kroger | ... | Deputy Davis | |
| Charles Mitchell | ... | Henry | |
| Danny Huston | ... | Danny O'Brien | |
| Alma Delfina | ... | Lupe Montoya | |
| Roslyn Washington | ... | Hilary | |
| David Clennon | ... | Mort Seymour | |
| Mary Kay Place | ... | Grace Seymour | |
| Tim Roth | ... | Mitch Paine |
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Rated R for language.Parents Guide:
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128 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Finland:K-15 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | USA:R (No. 40829) | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | UK:15 | Ireland:15AFun Stuff
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Continuity: When Danny is splashing in the mine, the type of flashlight he is holding changes several times. moreQuotes:
Wes Benteen: People want to back a winner. They need to feel a part of something bigger than they are. They used to advertise the quality of a product - - tastes great, whitens your teeth, shaves close, rides like a dream - - Now what do they push? America's number one soft drink. Best-selling mid-sized utility vehicle. It isn't "buy the product." It's "Join the club." You make people feel part of a winner, they'll follow you anywhere. moreSoundtrack:
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Yes, Sayles is over-ambitious in this movie and lectures us about too many things. But Silver City is worth seeing just for the wonderful individual performances of its actors. Chris Cooper is dead-on in his imitation of Dubya. He conveys privileged arrogance, impatience, mangled English and downright cluelessness. Alongside Cooper's work stand the performances of Kris Kristoffersen (how does he manage to be so soft-spoken and so threatening at the same time?)and the wonderful Ralph Waite (the quintessential American actor.) Also great performances from Tim Roth as the radical blogger, James Gammon as the Sheriff and Sal Lopez as a Mexican cook. But do other people think Danny Huston was miscast as the main character, Danny O'Brien? He seemed so "aw-shucks" goofy and dumb much of the time. Plus, was he made up to look like Mike Connors in Mannix or what? That 50's hairstyle was WEIRD. Now Tim Roth, HE looked and acted like a burnt-out radical reporter. The problem goes right back to the writing - Sayles is just trying to say way too much in this movie, and we get long lectures (instead of good storytelling) about land-developers, dirty politicians, immigrant abuse, pollution, journalistic ethics, corporate America, dysfunctional dynastic families, recreational substance abuse, casual sex, broken hearts - the list goes on and on. Lone Star was much more focused, and the relationship in that movie between Sheriff Sam Deeds and his Hispanic lover, Pilar, became a metaphor for the strange & symbiotic & incestuous relationship between Mexico and the U.S. Lone Star had the same great individual performances Silver City has, but it trusted its audience to be more intelligent and "get it" without hammering us over the head with the message. If you have the chance to see Silver City, definitely see it - the acting is wonderful. But expect a flawed movie.