I haven't cared for most post Sweet Hereafter Egoyan films but was pleased to find this as powerful & bleak as it was when I first viewed it on first release. The only thing that wasn't as great as I remembered was Sarah Polley which I think has to do with her maturing as an actress since then.dws1982 wrote:Haven't seen this one in 15 years probably. My initial rating would probably be similar to yours, but over the years it's fallen a good bit in my estimation. I wonder if my distaste for everything (from what I've seen) that Egoyan made after it has changed my view of it.Precious Doll wrote:The Sweet Hereafter (1997) Atom Egoyan 10/10
If I can find a reasonably-priced Blu-Ray of this, I should give it another shot.
There is an Region B locked Blu Ray from the U.K. which is outstanding and is far superior to the American DVD that New Line put out years ago. However, the Blu Ray lacks the special features that the DVD has, most notably directer & writer (Russell Banks) commentary.