Shiner Review
By Christopher Null
Although Caine won an Oscar in 1999 for The Cider House Rules, there's a reason you didn't see his follow-up in this movie: because it's total crap. The acting is awful and the story is an insult. Director John Irvin has had better luck with "women's films" like Widow's Peak and A Month By the Lake, but unfortunately his action ends up more like Raw Deal.
Which is exactly what I feel like I got.
Ostensibly based on King Lear.
Facts and Figures
Year: 2000
Run time: 99 mins
In Theaters: Friday 14th September 2001
Distributed by: Miramax
Production compaines: Bruiser Films LLC, Nebunule Films LLC, TLA Releasing
Reviews
Contactmusic.com: 1 / 5
Rotten Tomatoes: 46%
Fresh: 6 Rotten: 7
IMDB: 6.0 / 10
Cast & Crew
Director: John Irvin
Producer: Geoffrey Reeve, Jim Reeve
Screenwriter: Scott Cherry
Starring: Scott Parietti as Tony (as Scott Stepp), Derris Nile as Danny, Nicholas T. King as Bob, David Zelina as Tim, Conny Van Dyke as Bob's Mom, Seth Harrington as Reeg, Carolyn Crotty as Linda
Also starring: Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frances Barber, Frank Harper, Andy Serkis, Claire Rushbrook, Geoffrey Reeve, Jim Reeve, Scott Cherry
