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      Hollow Reed

      R Released Jun 24, 1996 1 hr. 46 min. Drama List
      77% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 60% 50+ Ratings Audience Score When doctor Martin Wyatt (Martin Donovan) comes out of the closet, it tears his family apart. He quickly loses his son, Oliver, to his now bitter ex-wife, Hannah (Joely Richardson). Martin tries to put his life back together and settle into a routine with his new boyfriend, Tom (Ian Hart), but comes undone when he discovers that Hannah's new boyfriend, Frank (Jason Flemyng), has been abusing Oliver. Determined to get his son back, Martin goes to court to fight Hannah for custody. Read More Read Less

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      Mike J Why don't more people watch this movie.it's great Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/22 Full Review Audience Member I liked this movie. Im glad that the father won custody of his son. I hated that the mother never believe her son. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member It was alright. I really, really hated Frank and Ollie's mom. She was absolutely disgusting. If she KNEW her kid was being abused by her boyfriend, why the heck wouldn't she leave him until AFTER the court gave custody to his father? Awful. I also hated her lawyer. He was disgusting. Ollie's dad's orientation was irrelevant to his ability to care for him - he was just a homophobe who brought his prejudice to the case and purported it as fact. Disgusting. I think the movie would've been better if it didn't end so abruptly. Or maybe if it spent more time exploring Ollie's emotions - obviously he doesn't want to be in an abusive situation, but he said he still wanted to live with his mom, but also with his dad. So is he happier with his dad now that he's with him (yet he has sole custody so he is not also with his mom)? It's kind of unclear. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Distressing movie. I am not fond of child abuse movies. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member A decent film made of quite a good screenplay for 1990s, might be even for today. Simple black & white only happens in fairy tales. A hard-pushing biological father, a love-blinding mother, an irritable step-father & an 'innocent' son. The queer is the only positive figure in the whole film: Hallelujah! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Muy buena película sobre el maltrato intra familiar y los prejuicios ante la sexualidad Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 12, 2002 Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Bob Satuloff The Advocate For all its fireworks, Hollow Reed keeps the viewer at an emotional distance. Jun 6, 2022 Full Review John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews competent drama that approaches homophobic attitudes very directly Rated: C Oct 15, 2012 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jun 12, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis When doctor Martin Wyatt (Martin Donovan) comes out of the closet, it tears his family apart. He quickly loses his son, Oliver, to his now bitter ex-wife, Hannah (Joely Richardson). Martin tries to put his life back together and settle into a routine with his new boyfriend, Tom (Ian Hart), but comes undone when he discovers that Hannah's new boyfriend, Frank (Jason Flemyng), has been abusing Oliver. Determined to get his son back, Martin goes to court to fight Hannah for custody.
      Director
      Angela Pope
      Executive Producer
      Nik Powell, Stephen Woolley
      Screenwriter
      Neville Bolt, Paula Milne
      Production Co
      Channel Four Films, Eurimages
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 24, 1996, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 10, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $265.6K
      Sound Mix
      Dolby