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Spin (2004)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:3

Rotten:4

Average Rating:5.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: 8-year old Eddie's parents are killed when the plane his father is piloting crashes into a mountain near their home. Eddie's uncle Frank, who is also a pilot, is left to care for the boy. Soon,... 8-year old Eddie's parents are killed when the plane his father is piloting crashes into a mountain near their home. Eddie's uncle Frank, who is also a pilot, is left to care for the boy. Soon, however, Frank takes a long-term job abroad and Eddie is left to be raised by ranch manager Ernesto and his school-teacher wife Margaret. When Frank returns ten years later and fulfills his brother's wish that Eddie be taught to fly, Eddie struggles to find his bearings as a young man with mixed emotions toward his uncle, his love for the couple who raised him, the loss of his birth parents, and his blossoming first love with Francesca. As children, Francesca and Eddie are schoolmates, but separate when her family moves away. She and her father return to the town when she is in high school. Now teenagers, Francesca and Eddie are on the verge of becoming more than friends until Francesca flees to Mexico after experiencing a life-changing incident. -- © Innovation Film Group [More]

Starring: Ryan Merriman, Stanley Tucci, Dana Delany, Paula Garces

Starring: Ryan Merriman, Stanley Tucci, Dana Delany, Paula Garces, Ruben Blades

Director: James Redford

Director: James Redford
Screenwriter: James Redford
Composer: Todd Boekelheide
Studio: Innovation Film Group

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Essentially a feature-length infomercial for white-Latino interracial relationships

Full Review Source: New Times | comment Comment
05/28/05
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

A forgettable, mellow drama. [It] flirts with exploring important themes, but ultimately only scratches the surface of a few of them.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
12/23/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
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11/06/04
Boston Phoenix

Merriman evinces only the soft-focus moodiness of an outdoor-clothing catalog. The supporting cast practically stands on its collective head trying to pick up the slack, but to little use.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
11/05/04
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

The movie just lays there like a well-intentioned, PG-13 after-school special.

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11/05/04
Paul Sherman
Paul Sherman
Boston Herald

Some melodramatic flourishes aside, Spin is a small gem worth uncovering.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
10/15/04
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

Much of the material here doesn't translate well from book to film.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/15/04
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

James Redford, son of the screen icon, Robert, proves that more than one member of the family is skilled at spinning incisive family-themed drama.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
10/14/04
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
 
 
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