BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Curt Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

chubbydave There are a lot of good things about this movie. First, it starts off as a buddy movie. You know how two guys who are totally different are thrown together through circumstances beyond their control, and at first they clash but eventually learn to appreciate their differences and become good friends. The buddy effect of this movie is very believable. Both guys are likable with totally different personalities and played by good actors.Another factors is the "indian-ness". Those of us who aren't Indians have never been exposed to the jokes. In one scene, they walk into a house, and a old cowboy and Indian movie is showing on TV. One guy says, "The only thing more pathetic than Indians on TV is Indians watching Indians on TV." There's a whole genre of jokes that people like me haven't been exposed to.Also a high point is the quality of the actors. One is the breathtakingly beautiful Irene Bedard. She is just plain beautiful, and she plays a very loving, caring, warm young woman, someone you can admire. Another is Evan Adams who plays Thomas, a super-dork Indian who watched "Dances With Wolves" a hundred times so he could master the old Indian medicineman accent much to the annoyance of his friend. His parents died when he was an infant, but his grandmother just loves him so much. That was touching. And Thomas is a story-teller, and most of stories are just weird. I'd love to have a guy like that at a party.But the overall theme of the movie is how a young man deals with a neglecting father. The father leaves when he's a kid. It hurt him, and the movie shows a little of how he trying to overcome.

OllieSuave-007 I saw this movie in an English class in college. For an independent film, this is pretty entertaining, a story about two Native Americans in a reservation. Thomas is a nerd who tells stories in his reservation that no one wants to hear. He was saved in a fire by friend Arnold, who's son Victor is a tough, non-nonsense man. After Arnold dies, Thomas and Victor both hit the road to claim his remains.This movie has a pretty fast-paced plot, providing some exciting scenes. It is fun to see how Thomas would drive Victor crazy with his stories and his nerd-like characteristics.A drama mixed in with comedy and adventure, this is not a bad movie to pass the time on a slow day.Grade B

flygirl_ca Spoiler ALERT"How do we forgive our fathers? Maybe in a dream. Do we forgive our fathers for leaving us too often, or forever, when we were little? Maybe for scaring us with unexpected rage, or making us nervous because there never seemed to be any rage there at all? Do we forgive our fathers for marrying, or not marrying, our mothers? Or divorcing, or not divorcing, our mothers? And shall we forgive them for their excesses of warmth or coldness? Shall we forgive them for pushing, or leaning? For shutting doors or speaking through walls? For never speaking, or never being silent? Do we forgive our fathers in our age, or in theirs? Or in their deaths, saying it to them or not saying it. If we forgive our fathers, what is left"? Nuff said.

Virgos_Eternal_Reign The best thing I'd have to say about this flick is just the down right emotion of it. It digs deep into our relationships with family members and friends. It makes you think more of YOUR home life with your OWN secrets and built up anger towards your Mother or Father. It also questions the very boundaries of true Alcoholism. When do we draw the line & quit? When do we start loving those around us more than the bottle? But the movie has lotz of color! Some of the Landscape Shots in this film are really just remarkable. Lots of BEAUTIFUL scenes. Comic relief from the bitterness & tension comes from the character, Thomas. His long braided hair and big wide grin are a classic portrayal of an American Indian/Native American. Thomas is insightful & wise. Yet Goofy and just a bit on the gullible side. Making him an extremely lovable & unforgettable Character."SMOKE SIGNALS" A Movie is only made good by it's underlined Emotion. Smoke Signals offers a tremendous amount of pure, untapped and utterly raw emotion.