Grand Canyon | Danny Glover, Kevin Kline | Coming to the edge 10 years later

Grand Canyon | Danny Glover, Kevin Kline | Not just for white, liberal hollywood types

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Grand Canyon

	Grand Canyon Danny Glover, Kevin Kline 20th Century Fox, 2001 average customer review:based on 82 reviews view larger image
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Coming to the edge 10 years later

Ten years ago when GRAND CANYON was released many people snickered at a movie so overblown with making the world (read Los Angeles) seem so seemingly cruel and unjust. Some of us found the movie poignant and apocalyptic, but I think the press barred the public from taking the movie seriously. Well, here we are ten years laater watching this well crafted movie, surrounded by even more cosmic madness than ever before. A lot of contemporary prophecy films such as this need to be more widely viewed if we as a culture, as a world, are to survive. Living in this tenuous time where most fingers are on triggers, whether they be personal guns or national weapons, private or public disasters, or just on the thin strings that contain sanity - now more than ever we can benefit from films such as this. Caring, finding solace in acts of kindness shared at times of direst need, and yes, even putting it all in perspective by returning to the natural positive phenomena such as the Grand Canyon seems like our only reliable way of making it. This Kasdan film has more fine performances (Kevin Klein, Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodward, Danny Golover, Jeremy Sisto, etc etc etc) and drives relentlessly to a final ending of such beauty that even ten years later we can only say "Thank you " to Kasdan and crew.

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Not just for white, liberal hollywood types

I am so surprised at the negative reviews. I don't usually write these, but I loved this movie so much, I had to voice my opinion, (AND buy the DVD!!!)
This movie encompasses my whole philosophy about life:
1) There are no accidents. / Everything happens for a reason.
2) Miracles happen around us all the time.
3) What you do does affect other people's lives, no matter how insignificant you may think you are.

The "best" negative review I read had to be the guy from London who didn't think LA should be portrayed to have traffic jams, riots, or racism. Willing to bet he's never been to the US??? Priceless.

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Timely, Oscar-worthy Film

No other movie encapsulated the early 1990's quite like Grand Canyon. The L.A. riots must have had a profound effect on the filmmaker. Danny Glover gives an Oscar-worthy performance as the gentle and profound voice of reason in a troubled time. Mary McDonnell's character is tender and forceful. Steve Martin's role as a reformed Rambo-style director is also noteworthy. The way the characters' lives intertwine is simply great storytelling.

[DW]

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