Menschen am Fluß (1984)

Menschen am Fluß: Directed by Mark Rydell. With Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Shane Bailey, Becky Jo Lynch. A farming family battles severe storms, a bank is threatening to repossess their farm, and there are other hard times in a battle to save and hold on to their farm.

“I recently rented this movie because Iu0026#39;m a Mel Gibson fan, but before I did, I read over the review by Leonard Maltin on these pages and found that his comment u0026quot;but Gibsonu0026#39;s character is so coldly stubborn that itu0026#39;s hard to empathizeu0026quot; regarding the character Tom Garvey was pretty harsh.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is not a man so stubborn you cannot empathize with him in the least. Harrison Fordu0026#39;s character in Mosquito Coast was such a man, but this guy is a good man trying to do whatu0026#39;s right for himself and for his family and I didnu0026#39;t see him as cold either. Again, look to Mosquito Coast if youu0026#39;re looking for a father whou0026#39;s cold, TOO stubborn and unloving.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you want to see a good movie about farmers facing adversity from the weather and from their u0026quot;neighborsu0026quot; this is a good one to rent. Justly nominated for cinematography, itu0026#39;s a very pretty movie, although Iu0026#39;d have liked to see it on the big screen to get the full effects of the river shots. Sissy Spacek was of course excellent as well.”