Title: Except for Spacek and Glenn
Product review: As much as I enjoy Sissy Spacek, this movie proved disappointing. She and Glenn are excellent (so are the 2 kids) but there was nothing about Gibson's character that made me care and his acting is so dreadfully dull. The only chemistry in the entire movie existed whenever Spacek and Glenn were interacting. The scene where he tries to convince her that she could (and could have) done better was very well done.. is there a more "real" actress than Sissy Spacek? She is so believable in everything she does. Gibson's character is such a wimp. In the scene where the "scab" workers are leaving the mill and taking abuse (understandable) from the striking workers, I kept waiting for Gibson's character to take it for just so long before screaming out "I have a family too". He was pathetic. The happy ending with the family of four enjoying a wagon ride was too Hollywoodish. For a far truer look at farmers in difficulty, "Grapes of Wrath" has never been improved upon.
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