Reach the Rock

R

1998

1h 40m

Comedy

Drama

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44%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

43%

50+ Ratings

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Four years after dropping out of high school, rebellious Robin (Alessandro Nivola) is still trapped in his small Illinois town. Frustrated, Robin deliberately breaks the window of a hardware store and lands in jail. Vengeful cop Eddie (Bruce Norris), who blames Robin for his nephew's accidental death years earlier, leaves him under the supervision of Deputy Quinn (William Sadler), who's trying to get away long enough to see his girlfriend. But Robin keeps escaping, foiling Quinn's plans.

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Started out good and just went nowhere fast; such a disappointment!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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camille l

Reach the Rock est clairement le magnum opus de John Hughes. Tout ce qu'on a pu voir dans les 80s se retrouve ici, en beaucoup plus drôle, en beaucoup plus intéressant et en beaucoup plus ramassé. Reach the Rock n'est pas un grand film, tout comme John Hughes n'a jamais été un grand scénariste. Mais c'est un film plutôt drôle, parfois émouvant, beaucoup trop long pour son propre bien mais William Sadler et Alessandro Nivola sont très bons. Aussi répétitif qu'il soit, Reach the Rock n'est ni désagréable, ni ennuyeux, ni détestable, ni raciste. Beaucoup d'épithètes qu'on pourrait qualifier John Hughes de. Sympathique surprise.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Well intentioned, but slow and uninteresting.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Good underated relax type of movie good soundtrack

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

I couldn't stop laughing at the clever character Robin. He had the 2 cops in Shermer so confused with his sneaky antics & witty comments. Several lessons were learned here.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Partially funny in the upper half. Were they trying to make Alessandro Nivola the 2nd Jimmy Dean then? Well, not really.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Bill Ryan

Director

William Sadler

Quinn

Alessandro Nivola

Robin

Bruce Norris

Ernie

Karen Sillas

Donna

Brooke Langton

Lise

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

It was produced and written by John Hughes, who should have donated his screenplay to a nearby day-care center for use by preschoolers in constructing paper chains.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Bill Ryan’s film has the same energy of The Breakfast Club, with percussive musical cues, moments of intense confrontation leavened by down-time and moody contemplation..

Rated: 5/5

Nov 30, 2023

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Sep 14, 2005

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

Sensational performances. A Romantic, somewhat humourous tale.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 18, 2002

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Rated: 1/5

Jul 27, 2002

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A drama that probes the prejudices and divisiveness of a small community.

Feb 28, 2002

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Synopsis

Four years after dropping out of high school, rebellious Robin (Alessandro Nivola) is still trapped in his small Illinois town. Frustrated, Robin deliberately breaks the window of a hardware store and lands in jail. Vengeful cop Eddie (Bruce Norris), who blames Robin for his nephew's accidental death years earlier, leaves him under the supervision of Deputy Quinn (William Sadler), who's trying to get away long enough to see his girlfriend. But Robin keeps escaping, foiling Quinn's plans.

Director: Bill Ryan
Producer: Christopher Cronyn
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.0K
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround