Review of Northern Borders (2015) by Patsi H — 24 Jun 2017

Love Bruce Dern, love the simple life, beautiful story.

This review of Northern Borders (2015) was written by Patsi H on 24 Jun 2017.

Northern Borders has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 15 Jan 2015

It all adds up to somewhat less than the sum of its parts, but it's made palatable by the well-evoked rural atmosphere and the typically expert…

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By Graham Fuller (154) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 16 Jan 2015

The movie's a charmer with sense of integrity…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 19 Jan 2015

The coming-of-age of a patient and resilient boy during his stay with his eccentric grandparents in Vermont…

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By Neil Genzlinger (512) for The New York Times (9,847) on 15 Jan 2015

Mr. Dern is fine in his crotchety-old-man mode, but the rest of the acting is labored, and the story is an unfocused mishmash…

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By Jonathan A (491) on 27 Feb 2016

Such a sad movie... great idea idea, the sadness lies in its execution. This an uncertain director, with a weak script…

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 08 Apr 2015

When the two veteran actors team up in Vermont writer-director Jay Craven’s wry, uneven Northern Borders, adapted from Howard Frank Mosher’s…

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By Michael Nordine (446) for Village Voice (8,525) on 13 Jan 2015

It's easy to get lost in the natural beauty of Vermont, and Mosher (who worked on the film with several students as part of a Marlboro College…

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By Kirvia (1) on 16 Feb 2020

This movie misses a plot. They bring in characters along with an issue and then there is no resolution…

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