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A thriller that plays at social commentary, The Mean Season fumbles with its weightier themes, but does so in a generally watchable way. Read critic reviews
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The Mean Season videos
The Mean Season: Official Clip - Meeting in Person
The Mean Season: Official Clip - Leaving is Just a Formality
The Mean Season: Official Clip - A Tape for Malcolm
The Mean Season: Official Clip - News Gets Made Somewhere Else
The Mean Season: Official Clip - Reporting or Participating?
The Mean Season: Official Clip - Shoot Him!
The Mean Season: Official Clip - Nothing Is Important
The Mean Season: Official Clip - The Killer Calls
The Mean Season: Official Clip - Jumping the Bridge
The Mean Season: Official Clip - The Killer Calls Again
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Movie Info
After reporting on the murder of a teenage girl, journalist Malcolm Anderson (Kurt Russell) is contacted by the killer (Richard Jordan) known as the "Numbers Murderer," who offers exclusive information about the deaths. With the cooperation of the police, who tape the killer's phone calls, Malcolm agrees and soon becomes famous. Jealous of the attention the journalist is receiving for his coverage, the Numbers Murderer kidnaps Malcolm's girlfriend, Christine (Mariel Hemingway).
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Rating: R
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Genre: Crime, Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Phillip Borsos
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Producer: David Foster, Lawrence Turman
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Critic Reviews for The Mean Season
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Starts off really good and then really makes me lose interest about an hour in. The killer keeps building up to essentially nothing. I kept waiting for this insane plot twist, but nothing happens really, other than the predictable ending sequence (I won't even bother calling that a twist). So it's good for the first half of the film, but then just dies. Thankfully Kurt Russell's awesomeness helps to make this movie watchable at least. He helps to partially nullify the terrible supporting cast, especially the useless love interest, who's only purpose is to get kidnapped. Could have been a lot better.
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A disappointing and lackluster thriller, The Mean Season fails to deliver. Based on a novel, the film follows a burnt-out reporter who catches the story of his life when he's contacted by a serial killer who wants to use him as his messenger to the public. Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, and Andy Garcia lead the cast, but give bland and uninspired performances; especially Hemingway, whose acting is dreadful. Additionally, the storytelling is weak and lacks any suspense or intrigue. And, while there's an interesting theme of reporters effecting and becoming the news, it's not executed very well. The Mean Season is a poorly made crime thriller that lacks passion and intensity.
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