GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Micitype Pretty Good

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

adi_2002 Erik is a teenager who killed two girls and his parents because they find out about the murders. He is recently released from prison and is on a way to Buffalo but the detective who deals whit his case is on his footsteps because he warn him that he will follow wherever he goes seeing that it's in his nature to commit crimes and he will be there to stop him at all costs. When he is in the car driving, has the surprise that he is not alone and the teenage neighbor Lori has been hidden in the backseat. Erik tries to let her go but something makes him not to do this and eventually they ride along in his way. Soon between the two appears a fuss when Lori learns that Erik might have a girlfriend named Maria. Will this be a reason for Erik to murder his unexpected guest or Det. Cristofuoro will arrive at the right time to save her?The movie is full of uncertainty. From the script until the acting. It all a mix of events that doesn't go anywhere and it looks like it's a film made with several thousands of dollars. At some point seems like it's road movie and the killer is not convincing at all. Even the irony makes the girl to want to take her own life instead of being killed like many of us expected. It's a movie with a weird idea and an inappropriate title.

Rodrigo Amaro Eric Poole (Jon Foster), a young man who killed his parents when he was a teen is released from prison when he turns 18 (and after court evidence that proves that hard anti-depressives were the main cause for his acts). Out of there, and with good plans to rebuilt his life and go to college, he travels to meet a girl (Alexis Dziena) he knew while he was in custody. On his track there's the detective (Russell Crowe) who caught him and doesn't trust that this kid will not kill again. The third character in the story is a teenage girl (Sophie Traub) obsessed by this killer and she joins him on this trip where things can go really bad when his instincts seems to rise again. The somewhat promising "Tenderness" is a huge disappointment not in the way it presents its story - a quite good slow pace, tense, very mysterious and filled with some unpredictable things - but in the way it puts the elements altogether forcing situations, several things in which we can't trust or believe (and that's very strange considering the realistic approach given by the film). Sorry, but I'm gonna have to give some details and point out what bothered me here: What kind of juvenile facility would allow that sudden entrance of a girl into a men's dorm? Later we find out who she is and how she connects with the other characters. Horrible entrance for a character and an even worst departure when Eric's stalker reveals the other girl's real purposes (a ridiculous and unbelievable scene where the stalker sees Eric and the girl from a distance impossible to see anything way up high on a moving roller-coaster). There's more implausible moments and annoying parts, and countless things to be explained. I mean, all the girl wanted was to be Eric's girlfriend or she wanted to be one of his victims? I couldn't get this scenario and didn't like the ending. Prejudicial to the film was having Russell Crowe acting and behaving like a walking zombie appearing in a heavy clichéd role as the detective who not only wants to track down the young killer but also has to deal with a sick wife in the hospital. The young cast saves the film, specially Foster, who has the quiet attitude to play this tormented character.Merely pretentious and trying to show some intelligence where there isn't, "Tenderness" is not a good film and it doesn't deserve half the attention it might get. 4/10

msg911 I had high expectations for this film, reasons contributing include a leading role by Russell Crowe, a relatively high rating on IMDb and predominately positive reviews. Maybe the reason I'm scoring this 5/10 isn't because it was bad, but rather it did not live up to expectations.The beginning was good, as it introduced the characters well and left me wanting to see how the story developed. However, I believe the plot was average, in that it had much more potential, and Russell Crowes character was not utilised as much as it could've been. Of the three main characters, he appears the least. The ending in my eyes was a little predictable, but maybe that's just because I'm a film buff. Despite being a little too predictable, the ending did saviour some respect for this film. Overall, a slow paced film with which very little happens, which in a way makes you more likely to want to see the film through, as you anticipate something might happen. Not something to watch on a film night with family or friends, but rather a quick 90 minute film to pass the time by yourself.

jotix100 Eric Poole is seen in a reformatory facility. He has been in the place for three years for the murder of his parents, something that was blamed on the medication he was taken at the time. Unknown to Eric, he has a secret admirer, a young woman that once saw him near the water of the lake with a girl as he caressed her with some kind of ribbon, akin to a bookmark. Eric had a brief encounter with a girl inmate, Maria, who stays vividly in his mind. He figures he will look for her when he is out. Eric's mild manners hide an ugly side of him no one suspects.Lori is a sixteen years old teenager that has experienced enough in her short life. We watch her showing an employee of the store she works after school some of her charms, while he masturbates. Lori's life at home with her mother and her new man, Gary, is not exactly perfect. Gary might have taken advantage of Lori. All she wants is to leave home for a chance meeting with Eric, whom she knows is staying at his aunt's.The third character in this tale is Lt. Christofuoro, a retired detective who was involved in Eric's parent's murder. He is going through a difficult time tending to his comatose wife in a hospital. Lt. Christofuoro knows Eric shows clear signs of a psychopath, so when he visits his aunt, he is surprised he had gone to Albany to check on colleges. He decides he must follow Eric.John Polson has been directing a lot of television lately. In fact, "Tenderness" was his last job with a full length movie. Working with the Emil Stern screenplay, Mr. Polson does not seem to have a clear idea what he wanted to achieve, or perhaps his best intentions about the adaptation of Robert Cormier novel got away from him. There are times the narrative does not quite make much sense, the way it is presented, while at times he gets amazing results from his talented cast.The only reason one can recommend the film is because of Sophie Traub who steals the film from her co-stars. This young actress is marvelous in her role of the mixed young woman obsessed with the man that could well be her killer. Jon Foster does a nice take on his Eric, but he is eclipsed by Ms. Traub. Russell Crowe's presence in the film is basically a supporting role, more than anything else. We do not see much of the excellent Laura Dern either.The film was shot in scenic New York state areas captured by Tom Stern's camera. The musical score is by Jonathan Goldsmith.