The Claim Reviews

The Claim Review
by Dennis Schwartz
CLAIM, THE (director/writer: Michael Winterbottom; screenwriters: Frank Cottrell Boyce, inspired by the novel "The Mayor of Casterbridge" by Thomas Hardy; cinematographer: Alwin Kuchler; editor: Trevor Waite; cast: Wes Bentley (Dalglish), Milla...more

The Claim Review
by Christopher Null
THE CLAIM A film review by Christopher Null Copyright 2001 filmcritic.com filmcritic.com more

The Claim Review
by Jon Popick
Like Oliver Stone and the 1960s, or Barry Levinson and the City of Baltimore, Michael Winterbottom may be forever associated with Victorian author Thomas Hardy. The Claim is the second film Winterbottom has directed from a script based on one of Hardy’s...more

The Claim Review
by Harvey S. Karten
Reviewed by Harvey Karten United Artists/ Revolution Films Director: Michael Winterbottom Writer: Frank Cottrell Boyce Cast: Peter Mullan, Sarah Polley, Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich, Nastassja Kinski, Julian Richings, David Lereaney, Sean McGinley,...more

The Claim Review
by Steve Rhodes
Brrrrrr. Better bring along your heavy coat to THE CLAIM since it's palpably cold. Set in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the harsh winter of 1867, the movie features knee-deep snow and blowing wind that sounds like a hungry coyote howling at the...more