Silver City Reviews

Silver City Review
by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 2/5)
This was a difficult review to write. The poster, Yahoo Movies, all imply that the star of the movie is Chris Cooper. That is both fact and exaggeration. Cooper is the character around whom all the events of the film orbit, but he is on screen a...more

Silver City Review
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4)
SILVER CITY, a definite disappointment from writer/director/editor John Sayles, is a lifeless production that's underwritten and overcast. It has more than enough fine actors for two or three good movies, but Sayles's lackluster script and his...more

Silver City Review
by Jon Popick
Why should Michael Moore get all of the attention? That's what John Sayles asks with Silver City, a film that's just as anti-Bush but has received (to date) a fraction of the hype. more

Silver City Review
by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 6/10)
CAPSULE: John Sayles gives us a murder mystery highlighted by several cynical observations of current American politics. The film has an all-star cast. Rating: high +1 (-4 to +4) or 6/10. more

Silver City Review
by Susan Granger (Rating: 5/10)
Susan Granger's review of "Silver City" (Newmarket Films) Unpredictable John Sayles ("Limbo," "Passion Fish," "Lone Star," "Sunshine State") is one of the most inventive and original of today's independent filmmakers, which is why I was so...more

Silver City Review
by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+)
Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten Newmarket Films Grade: B+ Directed by: John Sayles Written by: John Sayles Cast: Chris Cooper, Richard Dreyfuss, Maria Bello, Danny Huston, Mary Kay Place, Daryl Hannah, Ralph Waite, Tim Roth, Thora Birch, Miguel Ferrer,...more