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Plot:
Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte) is sheriff of a Podunk New Hampshire town … and he's not doing well on the job. Debilitated from years of abuse by his malevolent father (Oscar-winner James Coburn),...( read more 
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MCT:July 6, 2008
It's a decent film for the most part, but I don't really like the way Nick Nolte's character is condemned throughout as an abusive asshole. He doesn't do anything abusive to his daughter at any point during the film, nor is there any real allusion to him having done something abusive in the past. Yet at the end of the film, when his daughter attacks him, jumping all over him and slapping him repeatedly, the man is intended to be condemned in the viewer's eyes for doing what he must do in such a situation; that is, repelling her with one reluctant, harmless slap. I mean, how else was he going to get the little rugrat off him? It's not like he hauled back and broke her jaw. Yet the whole story seems to have been building up to this act of "violence" as a showcase of Nolte's inevitable embrace of an abusive persona inherited from his own father.
There's already enough films out there that malign the modern American father figure with far worse depictions. This chronicle of Nolte's character straining to be a good father, then ultimately failing due to his daughter's prejudice against him, wasn't necessary. -
MCT:October 10, 2007
Pretty good performances. Nolte has some decent chops when he decides to use them. Coburn has some serious weight, too. Whether or not you'll care for the story is another matter. I wasn't particularly moved.
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MCT:July 28, 2007
This movie had a very depressing tone and dragged in many parts. The acting was brilliant despite it all.
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MCT:July 27, 2007
Nick Nolte gives great performance in this well made and powerful drama from writer/director Paul Schrader. The supporting cast are all terrific as well (especially James Coburn, who is compelling in his Oscar winning role) and Schrader's direction is beautifully done. The script is well written but there were aspects and themes of the story that I feel he didn't explore enough (again that just me). Overall this is definitely worth checking out.
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MCT:March 25, 2007really good strong acting. james coburn has still got it. picturesque cinematography and some beautiful snowy scenery. all about a sherrifs degredation trip
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MCT:March 19, 2007
A fine, slow paced, drama from Paul Schrader. It has fine central performances from Nick Nolte, James Coburn and, enlivening what could be a dull part, Sissy Spacek. Most of the support is solid as well, bar Holmes Osborne, whose accent is comically dreadful. The ending seems rushed, which is a shame given how good the unhurried bulk of the film is but it's well worth seeing, if only for Coburn and Nolte impressing as father and son.
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MCT:March 15, 2007
A very mediocre thriller made infinitely stronger by the inclusion of some really well-written themes and mindblowing performances. Affliction is a thesis on how competent acting and directing can easily overcome a subpar premise. The mystery that Nick Nolte spends most of the movie chasing after is anemic, meandering and poorly-developed; it's his past, his present and his future that make the movie far more interesting. The movie is his, with his father standing behind him like some sick puppet master ruling over all the events.
James Coburn, looking like an evil frog, gives a downright chilling performance here. Coburn can immediately suspend the audience's disbelief, covering up the uninvolving plot and sucking you right back into the personal drama that these characters create. It is he who defines the entire movie, especially the explosive final fifteen minutes. -
MCT:November 7, 2006
terrific little film...powerhouse performance by James Coburn (which won him an Oscar)...Nolte (one of my favourite actors) was also nominated...well worth watching
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MCT:June 3, 2006
Although almost everything in this film is fantastic, such as the cinematography and music. In the end everything is there to support its actors. The film deals with one mans obsession that he hopes will change his life, only to find out it is turning him into his greatest fear. The setting of the isolated, snow filled town, perfectly represents the nature of the cold inhabitants. Fantastical.
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MCT:April 26, 2006shit man, i just saw this movie yesterday and am still raving about it. The acting is the key in movies liek these, and it could NOT have been any better. shit, nolte's acting feels so real its almost scary. The entire movie is brilliant and just .... wow
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