When thinking back to the films and TV shows that i watched in my mid-teens,i have very fond memories of watching the TV series Home Improvement on the UK Disney Channel with my family.
Having heard the one of the main kids from the series was in this film,i was keen on seeing how they would do,in a different type of role.And,i think that even though the story is disappointing,the cast thankfully raise the level of in enjoyment.
The plot:
Juvenile prisoner Wesley Befield is being kept in a Florida prison with his friend.When,he fights the leader of the main prison gang to protect his friend,Wesley,decides the it is time that they break out of the jail.Whilst his friend is caught very quickly,Wesley is able to hide at a house that his friend discovered,just before he got re-arrested!.
Alhough Befield has a very big risk of being caught,due to the house being occupied by an old woman (Mattie Rigsbee),whose daughter is trying to get her to leave the house and move her into a retirement home.This makes Befield determined to do everything he can to assist Mattie,by helping her out with anything that she needs (and making sure to tell her that he is out "temporary' for good behaviour to make sure the she wont phone up the cops to get him re-arrested,though Matties family are less then convinced,due to seeing a wanted ad for him on TV.)
Whilst Matties and Wesleys friendship develops and starts to become very strong,the police start to get closer to finding Wesley..
View on the film:
I feel that even though the film has a pretty short running time,the plot feels very drawn out,with the story taking a long time to really get going,though the film is massively in-proved by the very strong cast,with Mark Hamill,Judge Reinhold and Edward Herrmann giving very good performances,and making there supporting roles each stand out.
Although I have to say that the high light of the film are the performances of Jonathan Taylor and Ellen Burstyn,Who even with the pretty big age-gap,make the blossoming friendship feel surprisingly sweet.
Final view on the film:
A painfully slow film,the is saved by very good performances from the two leads and a great supporting cast.
Having heard the one of the main kids from the series was in this film,i was keen on seeing how they would do,in a different type of role.And,i think that even though the story is disappointing,the cast thankfully raise the level of in enjoyment.
The plot:
Juvenile prisoner Wesley Befield is being kept in a Florida prison with his friend.When,he fights the leader of the main prison gang to protect his friend,Wesley,decides the it is time that they break out of the jail.Whilst his friend is caught very quickly,Wesley is able to hide at a house that his friend discovered,just before he got re-arrested!.
Alhough Befield has a very big risk of being caught,due to the house being occupied by an old woman (Mattie Rigsbee),whose daughter is trying to get her to leave the house and move her into a retirement home.This makes Befield determined to do everything he can to assist Mattie,by helping her out with anything that she needs (and making sure to tell her that he is out "temporary' for good behaviour to make sure the she wont phone up the cops to get him re-arrested,though Matties family are less then convinced,due to seeing a wanted ad for him on TV.)
Whilst Matties and Wesleys friendship develops and starts to become very strong,the police start to get closer to finding Wesley..
View on the film:
I feel that even though the film has a pretty short running time,the plot feels very drawn out,with the story taking a long time to really get going,though the film is massively in-proved by the very strong cast,with Mark Hamill,Judge Reinhold and Edward Herrmann giving very good performances,and making there supporting roles each stand out.
Although I have to say that the high light of the film are the performances of Jonathan Taylor and Ellen Burstyn,Who even with the pretty big age-gap,make the blossoming friendship feel surprisingly sweet.
Final view on the film:
A painfully slow film,the is saved by very good performances from the two leads and a great supporting cast.