Just saw this on disc yesterday, so it’s fresh in the mind. To me it was a bit like a latter-day Stephen King novel, in that it held my interest for a while and then got progressively more uninteresting. The final scene summed up what was wrong with the film - it just wasn’t necessary and it seemed especially out of place in a fantasy where things are surely not meant to be tied up neatly. I also had almost no sympathy for the son (Billy Crudup). Is the actor naff or is that just me? I also don’t understand why two British actors were cast as Alabamans (is that the right descriptor?). And Jessica Lange was far too young for the part, given that the film suggests she was meant to be around the same age as the Albert Finney character.
Never read a review of it, or even heard of it before my wife’s niece lent us it, so don’t know where it is placed in the pantheon by Ebert et al.
I don’t think I revealed any important plot details, so no spoilers.
More likely he reads his logs and noticed a lot of hits coming from the link in this thread.
Mr. Blue Sky, I disagree with your estimation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It’s a perfect candidate for “the list,” of course, since it’s impossible to watch with a group of “fans” talking over it and screwing up the timing.