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No Man's Land (1987)
Great Movie
This is one of Ron Howard's first movies as a director, if not the first. There is little wonder why he has become so popular.
I have watched No Man's Land in excess of 20 times. It is still one of my favorites. It has a solid cast, an excellent script, and great car chase scenes (with Porsches) that make this movie a winner.
Do yourself a favor and watch it. The cars and music are dated but, like watching Bullitt with Steve McQueen, the movie is well put together so you just get absorbed in along with the characters.
Charlie Sheen is charismatic and exiting. Brad Pitt apparently is in the movie as a waiter, but I have yet to notice him. Maybe I'll throw it in again and see if i can spot him.
Winter Lily (2000)
Great potential, but doesn't quite get there...
I had never heard of Winter Lily, but caught it playing on Showcase in Canada. You can tell pretty quick that this is a Canadian film; it just has that quality to it.
Winter Lily had great potential to be a really scary film - Lily's mother does a fantastic job at being creepy - but it just never gets to that threshold. It seems to build suspense and then release it before you get a chance to get scared, or jumpy, or nervous. I found myself anticipating shockers that never came.
Don't rent it if you want to watch a scary movie. If you don't set high expectations, it has a few disturbing ideas and a decent story that will make it worth watching. I enjoyed it.