Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.

Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Kate Dixon (foolwiththefez) If you like your movies to be tightly paced and plotted or if you prefer that your political satire be subtle, then "Silver City" is not the movie for you. The film is an attack on Bush era politics. To a lesser extent, it also addresses the the culpability of the press and the cultivated dis-interest of the voters that allows the vested interests to so thoroughly corrupt the political arena. There is also a lackadaisical love story and a less than urgent murder mystery. If this sounds a little meandering, it is.Bearing all that in mind, I quite liked this film. A film can take its time if the action is enjoyable. Satire need not be subtle to be accurate or pointed. As stuffed as the movie is with ideas and plots, it is also full of wonderful actors and the dialogue is natural and thoroughly enjoyable."Silver City" may not be the best work of Writer/Director John Sayles' career, but it is very representative of his style. He creates a world populated by striking and believable characters who make an impression even when they have small scenes. He knows how to get the best out of his actors; everyone in this film turns in a wonderful performance. All in all, I say that this films many charms vastly outweigh its flaws.

whpratt1 This story starts off in a beautiful scene in Colorado and a new local politician named Chris Pilager, (Chris Cooper) who is suppose to be fishing and he pulls in a corpse. It is from this point on that the story starts to unfold with Chuck Raven, (Richard Dreyfuss) political manager for Pilager starts hiring a former journalist and private detective to investigate this person found in the water. This detective is a guy named Danny O'Brien, (Danny Huston) who gets himself all tangled up in a political jungle that puts him in grave danger. However, Danny does meet up with the sister of Chris Pilager, (Daryl Hannah) and they have a romantic scene in bed and then they start fighting. This is definitely a great film to view and also enjoy the great acting of Dreyfuss and Hannah. Enjoy.

jeremy3 There was some great work by minor characters in the film. The actors playing Mexicans were very convincing and real. One had sympathy for the right-wing radio show host (Miguel Ferrer) being bullied by the bigwigs in the party for being a bit of an outcast. Kris Kristopherson gave a great performance of a cowboy-millionaire, who fancied himself as a man who made things happen (and could convince almost anyone that he was really justified in being the amoral individual he was). There was also a sincere performance by a miner, who became a manager and ended up paying bitterly for being the "yes man" to the mine owner - a large, amoral corporation with a powerful lock on the life of the entire state of Colorado. The problem was that, of the major characters, only Chris Cooper shines. He is obviously portraying Bush, and does an excellent job of portraying a naive man, struggling to express basic thoughts, and being adored and utilized by everyone who holds onto his cape in expectation of great fortunes out of his becoming governor. The main character, the private investigator, I never bonded with. He never really engaged me. I didn't really understand his appeal or where he was coming from. Darryl Hannah's role was incredulous. Is a beautiful woman like here in the 2000's just sitting around hoping for the next man in town to arrive? I don't think so. Tim Roth's performance was very blasé. The biggest disappointment was Richard Dreyfus' performance. His characterization was so one-dimensional and stereotypical that you couldn't really feel convinced by it. There were great moments of beauty in the film. I particularly liked when the town developer said in glee that he 'is going to build a city'. It shows exactly how and why people become so greedy and zealous about development and progress. They see themselves in the history books. The ending was sad. The fish floating in the water showed the fragility of life amidst the beauty of Colorado. However, even that message was severally weakened by the whole rest of the movie that led up to this scene. The movie disappointed me, because I was only moved at moments. The rest of the movie seemed rather pointless and wandering. This is a flaw that John Sayles is usually not guilty of. As bizarre and unique as the stories that Sayles comes up with, his plots are always cohesive and logical. Silver City is an exception to this.

lastliberal A complex web of influence and corruption, involving high stakes lobbyists, media conglomerates, environmental plunderers, and undocumented migrant workers. Sound familiar? It should as it is a story ripped from the headlines. Chris Cooper stars a a bumbling politician who is a tool of these interests in Silver City. Cooper could not a better impersonation of GW if her was in his skin.The real star of the film is Danny Houston of The Constant Gardener, who will be joining birthday girl, Kirsten Dunst later this year in Marie-Antoinette. He plays a failed reporter that stumbles on all the twists that start with a dead migrant.Of course, we have the ever lovely Maria Bello and a great performance by Darryl Hannah. All in all an enjoyable satire.