| The Mighty Review |
| by Greg King |
| THE MIGHTY (M).
(Miramax/Village Roadshow)
Director: Peter Chelsom
Stars: Sharon Stone, Gena Rowlands, Harry Dean Stanton, James Gandolfini,
Gillian Anderson, Meatloaf, Keiran Culkin, Elden Henson, Joe Perrino,
Jennifer Lewis
Running time: 100...more |
| The Mighty Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| The Mighty is a very good film, saddled with a very perplexing
advertising campaign. Based upon Rodman Philbrick's novel Freak the
Mighty, someone somewhere apparently objected to the word 'Freak', which
has been inexplicably jettisoned. To follow that...more |
| The Mighty Review |
| by James Sanford |
| Now that the slick, sappy "Simon Birch" has almost run its course at the box
office there may not be a high desire among moviegoers to see "The Mighty,"
another story about misfit boys joining forces to survive. But it would be a
shame if this funny,...more |
| The Mighty Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| The after school specials that ABC television has produced in the past
are a good stepping stone for producing 'The Mighty'. ABC has nothing
to do with this film but the makers of this one certainly look like they
watched a lot of them. An intelligent,...more |
| The Mighty Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: Two outcast boys, one learning-
impaired but physically imposing, the other
intelligent but physically handicapped, form a
close friendship in this moving family film. Max
and Kevin help...more |
| The Mighty Review |
| by Kleszczewski, Nicholas |
| _Freak The Mighty_ (original title) received such a response at last
year's Cannes Film Festival, that our friends at Miramax picked this
film up on impulse. And rightly so. Like _The Spitfire Grill_ before
it, here is an honest tearjerker that...more |
| The Mighty Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "THE MIGHTY" (Miramax Films)
It's amazing how things come in pairs. Early this summer,
there was "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," both about meteors headed
for earth. There's "Antz" with "A Bug's Life" to come. And now,...more |
| The Mighty Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| THE MIGHTY
(Miramax)
Starring: Kieran Culkin, Elden Henson, Sharon Stone, Gena Rowlands, Harry
Dean Stanton, Gillian Anderson, James Gandolfini.
Screenplay: Charles Leavitt, based on the novel _Freak the Mighty_ by
Rodman Philbrick.
Producers: Jane...more |
| The Mighty Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| The Mighty (1998)
Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin, Sharon Stone, Gena Rowlands, Harry Dean
Stanton, Gillian Anderson, James Gandolfini, Meat Loaf, Joe Perrino.
Screenplay by Charles Leavitt, based on the novel "Freak The Mighty" by
Rodman Philbrick....more |
| The Mighty Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Young Max Kane's (Elden Henson) life is made forever richer through his
friendship with Kevin Dillon (Kieran Culkin), an intelligent boy with a
growth defect. Sounds an awful lot like the recently released
_Simon_Birch_, and for a while _The_Mighty_,...more |
| The Mighty Review |
| by Bill Chambers |
| starring Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin, Sharon Stone, Gillian Anderson
screenplay by Charles Leavitt, based on the novel "Freak The Mighty" by
Rodman Philbrick
directed by Peter Chelsom more |
| The Mighty Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Miramax Films
Director: Peter Chelsom
Writer: Charles Leavitt, novel by Rodman Philbrick
Cast: Sharon Stone, Kieran Culkin, Elden Henson, Gena
Rowlands, Harry Dean Stanton, Gillian Anderson, Meat Loaf,
James...more |
