The Return (2006/I)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Asif Kapadia

Writer (WGA):

Adam Sussman (written by)

Release Date:

10 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

This November, fear comes home.

Plot:

Joanna Mills, a traveling business woman, begins having nightmares of a murder that occurred 15 years ago. Soon she is drawn to an old farmhouse, where the murder took place.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Nightmare | Barn | Texas | Farmhouse

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Joanna Mills
Peter O'Brien	...	Terry Stahl
Adam Scott	...	Kurt
Kate Beahan	...	Michelle
Sam Shepard	...	Ed Mills
J.C. MacKenzie	...	Griff / Young Griff
Erinn Allison	...	Annie
Darrian McClanahan	...	Young Joanna Mills
Wally Welch	...	Snack Stand Vendor
Frank Ertl	...	Ambrose Miller
Brad Leland	...	Mr. Marlin
Bonnie Gallup	...	Bella
Brent Smiga	...	Higgins
Robert Wilson	...	Billy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erica Jones	...	Additional voices (voice)
Angela Rawna	...	Doctor

Also Known As:

Revolver (USA) (working title)
Untitled Supernatural Thriller (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, terror and disturbing images.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Peru:14 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Austin Studios - 1901 E. 51st Street, Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Rosey Film Productions LLC

Trivia:

This film was originally titled Revolver, but it was later changed when another film titled Revolver (2005/I) came out beforehand.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Joanna drives through the salt flat of Texas, the shot has been reversed. Most notably, Guadalupe Peak in the background is inverted.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Young Joanna Mills: There was a man

Movie Connections:

Features Winchester '73 (1950)

Soundtrack:

Gonna Fly Away

A Very Greatly Done Movie

From what I heard of The Return from one of my friends, I was terribly disappointed because The Return was not that bad at all. To hear that it was bad with critics, has a low rating, and was cluttered with negative-mixed reviews, I frowned immensely. The Return is a great movie despite what anyone says about it. Sarah Michelle Gellar is a fabulous actress and when I first saw this movie on the rack I decided hey give it a shot. After I watched it I was left battered at what I thought of it. I watched it again and it took me awhile to finally decide on what I thought of this movie, but when I did I gave it a 8, because this movie deserves a rating from someone that high for being so thrilling and entertaining. This movie has a few bore parts and some material just didn't click, but it had a nice and creepy atmosphere and I certainly thought it delivered in almost everything a horror/thriller needs. I especially loved how they used the Patsy Cline song for whenever danger was near, for that was really cool. I don't care what anyone else says about it, because I'll always know it is a wonderful flick and that everyone who thinks it is flat out and just plain horrible doesn't know what a good movie is.