But he has made a thriller that thrills us only if we abandon all common sense. Dale's father says that Dale is the "corrupt spawn of your whoring mother" and then says that Dale's kids probably weren't even his, that he couldn't even make babies. As Cooper Tilson attempts to protect his family from Massies psychotic ways, he also starts to piece together the mystery of Cold Creek Manors past well, actually its Dale Massies past, but Dale Massie isnt half as interesting a title as Cold Creek Manor. Disrespectful/Bad Attitude It's the sort of movie that makes dumb guys like me feel smart. The next shot she is talking to Sharon Stone and the windshield is dry. In their new home, which is beautiful but in need of work, the Tilsons find out that even though they are the new owners, the house has a story to it. When my wife and I went to see it opening night in the small town that we lived in at the time, it was sold out. But no. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR ImitativeBehavior HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Dale smokes a number of times, while Ruby smokes once and various miscellaneous characters smoke in several scenes. RYAN WILSON plays her younger brother who somewhat becomes obsessed with a dark poem written by the boy who lived in the house before him. Moderate Plot points are so easily predictable it isnt funny: Coopers daughter Kristin (played by Kristin Stewart) gets a horse, so something must happen to that horse and it does. DVD. The trailer looked interesting, and I was always game for a Dennis Quaid movie. In fact, it's not even very good. They befriend local tavern owners Ray and Ellen Pinski and their daughter . Cold Creek Manor (2003) Directed by Mike Figgis Stephen Dorff [Dale Massie] Christopher Plummer [Mr. Massie] Simon Reynolds [Ray Pinski] Paula Brancati [Stephanie Pinski] Kathleen Duborg [Ellen Pinski] Dana Eskelson [Sheriff Annie Ferguson] . Realizing he needs to figure out what happened at the manor, Cooper goes to interview Dale's father (CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER), who's in a nursing home, but all he gets out of him is something about the Devil's Throat. We see the image of a somewhat decomposed and mummified face on a video playback. A bumper sticker in the sheriffs office reads, Feel safe tonight. [5], Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times rated the film 1 stars and called it "an anthology of cliches" and "a thriller that thrills us only if we abandon all common sense". Cold Creek Manor by Buena Vista Home Entertainment by Mike Figgis. No one in this movie has a shred of common sense. We see an old drawing/picture of a man holding a knife to a child. Ruby, who appears to be drunk, then joins him and orders several rounds of shots for the two of them. Trailer (2003) When documentary filmmaker Cooper Tilson and his wife Leah decide life in New York City has become unbearable, they and their children Kristen and Jesse move into a decaying mansion filled with the possessions of the previous family. The Tilsons are always leaving doors open even though they know terrible dangers lurk outside, and they are agonizingly slow to realize that Dale Massie is not only the wrong person to rehab their house, but the wrong person to be in the same state with. Dale is a creep, and the fact that Copper is suckered into believing that he would be helpful makes me doubt his intelligence. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Dale punches Ruby and then punches several people who try to restrain him. The audience has to undergo an extended scene in which Cooper is not pushed down the well, in order for everyone to hurry back to the house, climb up to the roof, fall off, etc. He was trying to get better reception on his walkie talkie to alert the sheriff, and he didn't know the killer was in the area. window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; There, they've purchased a dilapidated estate known as Cold Creek Manor and move in with their teenager daughter, Kristen (KRISTEN STEWART), and her younger brother, Jesse (RYAN WILSON). function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} Reviewed September 17, 2003 / Posted September 19, 2003 She uses some profanity and states that she agreed to sleep with her boss to get a promotion (but that never happened). The Tilson's stay at Cold Creek Manor and Dale is buried in the family cemetery on the Manor's grounds. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. At least 19 "f" words (3 used with "mother," 1 used sexually), 9 "s" words, 2 slang terms using male genitals ("c*ck" and "pecker"), 3 asses (all used with "hole"), 2 hells, 1 damn, 1 S.O.B., 10 uses of "Oh my God," 4 of "Oh God" and 1 use each of "For Christ's sakes," "G-damn," "God," "Jesus Christ," "My God," "Oh Jesus" and "Swear to God.". Topics ToTalk About Bad writing lets the characters make bad decisions, hiring the former house owner (who broke in to have a look around) to fix the pool instead of asking him to leave or calling police, or worse, characters dont pass on what easily seems to be crucial information to other characters. After Jesse is almost killed in an automobile accident, Cooper decides it is time to get out of the city. This article is a stub and is in need of expansion. [10], The film opened in 2,035 theaters in the United States on September 19, 2003, and grossed $8,190,574 in its opening weekend, ranking #5 at the box office, behind Underworld, Secondhand Lions, The Fighting Temptations and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Maybe the family thought the horse got loose, or was out in a field overnight? He only stops when the sheriff aims her gun at him. Dale comments on Leah saying that he could have "f*cked" her anytime he asked. None of the good deleted scenes are worse then anything else in the movie, but they arent much better either. We assume she rejected the proposal, but learn later that she had actually considered it until circumstances got in the way. Either that or he was struck with some form of mental retardation, which is really unfair because Ive seen movies in the thriller genre before with someone suffering from mental retardation that did much better then Quaid did in this movie. We see bloody water in the swimming pool and then see an underwater shot looking up from the bottom to reveal the silhouetted shape of a dead pony floating on the surface. Quaid plays the part well, and Stephen Dorff is great as the slimy Dale, but Dale Massie is a walking red flag to run away from. This house is going to need a lot of work. Profanity Yet in "Cold Creek Manor," a rather plain suspense film, I don't think there is even one thing that happens that I didn't foresee. gtag('config', 'G-6VYSQ581R3'); A documentary filmmaker, Cooper is intrigued by the history of the house, particularly since the foreclosure on it left all of its belongings - albeit in disarray - still there and ready for examination. 5.0 (23,095) 37. It eventually earned $21,386,011 in the United States and $7,733,423 in foreign markets, for a total worldwide box office of $29,119,434. Cooper (DENNIS QUAID) and Leah Tilson (SHARON STONE) have decided to give up the city life of New York for the countryside of Bellingham. There are a few deleted scenes, most of which deserved to be deleted. Cold Creek Manor gets a 1 Reel rating. Hi. Im eager to see what she does next. Sheriff Ferguson is dedicated to keeping the peace, and becomes a refuge for the Tilsons when Dale turns the rest of the town against them. Christopher Plummer is a national treasure. Leah shows some cleavage in her swimsuit. He then puts his hands on her butt and then under her short skirt, pulling down her panties in the process. He then tells Cooper that he should buy the next round for everyone there as a gesture of good will. Documentary filmmaker Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid) and his professionally. Ruby tells her sister, the sheriff, that she fell (instead of admitting that Dale punched her). Burbank, CA 91521. The movie stars Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone as Cooper and Leah Tilson, who get fed up with the city and move to the country, purchasing a property that looks like the House of the Seven Gables crossed with the Amityville Horror. Dale Massie is the killer. The film was shot on location in Cambridge, Kitchener, Ayr, Brougham and Toronto, Ontario. Cooper agrees and we then see him and others drinking. He grew up in Cold Creek Manor, with an abusive dad. A documentary filmmaker, Cooper is intrigued by the history of the house, particularly since the foreclosure on it left all of its belongings - albeit in disarray - still there and ready for examination. What I saw from the trailer was not what I got when I saw the movie. Heavy Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Diffuser Disney100, Bill Gowsell has loved all things Disney since his first family trip to Walt Disney World in 1984. We see a photo of a teenager giving "the finger." Cooper Tilson, his wife Leah and their two children, Kristen and Jesse, move from New York to the country after purchasing a mansion. We see Jesse with a paintball rifle. Miscellaneous people drink in a bar where the owner offers to buy Cooper a drink. Cooper then tries to rescue her (with a rope that she climbs), all while the assailant might be looming nearby. They buy a decaying mansion that was in foreclosure and began to restore it into their dream home. DVD. Violence consists of several deaths (from smothering, a fall and unknown means), while attempts on others' lives also occurs. Leah shows some cleavage in her swimsuit. Dale Massie is the killer. If you are bored and have nothing else to do, why not. Kristen is mad at her dad when she thinks he accidentally killed her pony. A series of unusual incidents start to occur; Cooper is pursued by an unknown car, multiple venomous snakes are found in the property, and Kristen's horse is mysteriously killed, leading Cooper to suspect Dale. Jesse is nearly struck by a vehicle when he darts out into traffic. Dale's father refers to Dale's mother as a "whore." He has a good grasp of what the rules are, which makes it all the more baffling that the film doesnt follow any of them. Also, what was exactly the train of thought for the family to believe the father killed the horse? The husband was trying to get better cell reception, so he wasn't near the well when his wife was shoved in. We see bloody water in the swimming pool and then see an underwater shot looking up from the bottom to reveal the silhouetted shape of a dead pony floating on the surface. I don't think someone could fly out from NYC and come help him within that timeframe. "Cold Creek Manor" was directed by Mike Figgis, a superb director of drama ("Leaving Las Vegas"), digital experimentation ("Timecode"), adaptations of the classics ("Miss Julie") and atmospheric film noir ("Stormy Monday"). Question: When the girlfriend is at Dale Massey's grave at end of movie, it seems like it showed her angry face and then cut away to the credits. Not to mention that hitting an animal the size of a horse would cause far more damage to the vehicle than a broken headlight. A person pushes Leah down into a deep hole in the ground (she's okay). When it looks as if he has done a terrible thing, Cooper appeals to his daughter to trust in his innocence, which she does. Cooper shatters the skylight, sending Dale to his death. We are shown a new weapon, so something must happen with that weapon and it does. When Cooper gets spooked by a snake, Dale says, You cant be scared of all Gods creatures.. 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