Fresh
A marvelous, subtly crafted elegy to a bygone era that balances its scenes of violence and gunplay with laconic humor.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Disappearances
The past is never dead, it's not even past.
2007 · 1h 58m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Directed by
Jay Craven
Overview
Quebec Bill Bohomme is a hardy schemer and dreamer, who, desperate to raise money to preserve his endangered herd through the rapidly approaching winter, resorts to whiskey-smuggling, a traditional family occupation. Quebec Bill takes his son, Wild Bill, on the journey. Also Henry Coville, an inscrutable whiskey smuggler, and Rat Kinneson, Quebec Bill's perpetually disconsolate ex-con hired man. Together, they cross the border into vast reaches of Canadian wilderness for an unforgettable four days "full of terror, full of wonder."
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Magic realism is a tricky thing to pull off in a movie, and Disappearances, the third of Mr. Craven's films based on Mr. Mosher's novels, only occasionally succeeds.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
The beautifully photographed Disappearances is solidly old-fashioned entertainment.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
The film is lovely to look at, but makes not a lick of sense.
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
Fresh
If you're one of those people (like this reviewer) who can watch Kris Kristofferson do just about anything, you won't insist on the references being that solid.
John Anderson, Newsday
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