Monday, March 26, 2007

Film: The Mosquito Coast (1986)

DVD: Enhanced 16x9 - Double Sided
The Mosquito Coast

"Everything we need is here. Right here. We can live simply: gardening, beach combing. I'm a changed man, mother. No more chemicals or poisons. If what you want isn't washed up on this beach, you probably don't need it."

Review: I think that this showcases Harrison Ford's best acting talents playing the genius inventor who is half-crazy but is still charismatic. River Phoenix's character is great as the boy who loves his father but also is right at the age where he is beginning to think for himself and question his father's wisdom.

"Strictly speaking, there's no such thing as invention, you know. It's only magnifying what already exists."

3 1/2 out of 4 Stars

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