The Mean Season

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Joaquin U @Joaquin1 Aug 18 Entertaining, but not much. A movie with some good moments, but also several removable scenes that make it last longer than it should. The cast is decent—Kurt Russell is fun to watch, and Jordan makes a solid villain. The direction is serviceable, the script is so‑so, but the photography is notable. It never settled on being either drama or thriller, so it came up short on both fronts. Just a middle‑of‑the‑pack film. See more Sarah G. @SarahG Sep 16 A great suspense thriller with a different than usual storyline. See more Craig W. @CJWolfe27 Sep 8 Good serial killer movie. I personally liked it and thought it was entertaining, I guess others didn’t think that. See more Alain E @AlainE Aug 30 Another case that I disagree with the predominant opinion about this movie, which I find very successful. Kurt Russell is a newspaper reporter, kind in a funk, thinking of relocating from Miami, when he finds himself in a cat and mouse game with a psychopathic serial killer. The events described are not unrealistic, nobody jumps four stories down. No high speed car chase happens in downtown Miami. He contacts the police, as he is supposed to do, and they are trying to lay a trap, but the guy is very good in providing them with false clues. Mariel Hemingway is credible as the kindergarten teacher girlfriend and provides a few seconds of nudity. A very young Andy Garcia is a very cute police detective. Nice color cinematography. Totally enjoyable! See more Stephen C @bob25009 07/04/2025 Success in 1 hour and 44 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more CodyZamboni Z @CodyZamboni 06/20/2025 For the most part, this movie is solid and suspenseful, As a burnt out newspaper guy Kurt Russell becomes the center of huge media sensation, As a psycho contacts him to tell his story as victims pile up, and cops have no leads, And on top of that, there's a major hurricane on the way, Kurt anchors another commanding role, With a flashy role for Richard Jordan, And it was nice seeing a really young Andy Garcia, There's also some spot on satiric barbs against the media, and nice use of Miami locations, And lots of impactful gunfire sound fx, Only Mariel Hemmingway's poor acting skills, and a predictable climax, hurt the overall impact, See more Read all reviews

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