The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Home from the Hill
Drama · Romance · 1960
The wealthiest man in a Texas town decides to teach his teenage son how to hunt to make a man out of him.
Movie details
Home from the Hill
“When you talk about great motion pictures you will talk about this one!”
1960 Drama · Romance 2h 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
The wealthiest man in a Texas town decides to teach his teenage son how to hunt to make a man out of him.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Home from the Hill?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Vincente Minnelli
Written by
Harriet Frank Jr. · Irving Ravetch
Robert Mitchum
Captain Wade Hunnicutt
Eleanor Parker
Hannah Hunnicutt
George Peppard
Rafe Copley
George Hamilton
Theron Hunnicutt
Everett Sloane
Albert Halstead
Luana Patten
Libby Halstead
Anne Seymour
Sarah Halstead
Court is in session
Put Home from the Hill on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.