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The White River Kid

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The pious-looking Brother Edgar (Bob Hoskins) and his criminal cohort, Morales (Antonio Banderas), claim to be selling socks sewn together by blind orphans, the proceeds from which will be used to support the orphanage. In reality, Edgar and Morales are two bumbling con men drifting through the American South on a mission to scam the locals. But then they encounter the White River Kid (Wes Bentley), a convicted murderer who takes the hapless duo hostage while he flees from the law.
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 10, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member original, off beat comedy, this may not be a well known movie, however, every actor showed up with their A proformances Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A surprisingly funny film perhaps it was the low expectations but I found myself chuckling more than once with the witty writing. The story is ridiculous but the actors make it work. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Starring: Bob Hoskins, Antonio Banderas, Ellen Barkin, Wes Bentley, Kim Dickens, Randy Travis, Beau Bridges, and Swoosie Kurtz. Directed by Arne Glimcher. Written by David Leland. Rated [b]R[/b] (for violence and language). Running time approximately 1 hour 39 minutes. [center][img]http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h159/NuBz86/whiteriver.jpg[/img][/center] [center][i]Wes Bentley is naked. That, I liked.[/i][/center] [i]White River[/i] is one of the most misguided messes I've ever seen. It tries to be funny, tries for drama and even tries for action, proving completely inept in each area. There was one worthwhile scene, and it involved Wes Bentley grabbing a fish from beneath the water and emerging nakie. I like him. [b]* (out of ****) D[/b] Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Talk about the most exhausting waste of a talented cast. The White River Kid has no idea whats its about, and if it did the story it would suuuuuuuuck! Antonio Banderas's character has so many mood swings you would think the man was pregnant. Other than Wes Bentley, the supporting cast seemed to watched a series of Dukes Of Hazard seasons and mincing them instead developing a more unique of set of Southern vocals. Plus, the name of the movie is The White River Kid and yet after the second half you hardly see him. I would say to watch this movie only on a dare and if you accept the dare just be warned, you will want to drown yourself in the white river. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Seems there are points or phenomenon wanted to be made but the film turns out to be disjointed & so... country. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Edgar (Bob Hoskins) pose as a christian monk selling socks with his partner Morales (Antonio Banderas) and tell people that the profits will go starving children when it's really ending up in their own pockets. However while driving in their bus they come across a wanted serial killer only known as 'the white river kid' (Wes Bentley) who together with his girlfriend (Kim Dickens) tells the sock selling duo to drive them under gunpoint. So we got a decent plotline, sadly it's the only thing decent about this movie. The movie goes in all kinds of directions except for a good one and the characters are all underdeveloped. I'm sure there is a reason this film is pretty much unknown even if it has well know actors in it and that reason is simply that this movie sucks and everyone (even the people involved making it) knows it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The pious-looking Brother Edgar (Bob Hoskins) and his criminal cohort, Morales (Antonio Banderas), claim to be selling socks sewn together by blind orphans, the proceeds from which will be used to support the orphanage. In reality, Edgar and Morales are two bumbling con men drifting through the American South on a mission to scam the locals. But then they encounter the White River Kid (Wes Bentley), a convicted murderer who takes the hapless duo hostage while he flees from the law.
Director
Arne Glimcher
Producer
Arne Glimcher, Antonio Banderas, Robert Greenhut, Elie Samahaq
Screenwriter
David Leland
Production Co
Franchise Pictures, St. Mortimer Productions Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 39m
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