Brightlyme
i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.
Tedfoldol
everything you have heard about this movie is true.
AutCuddly
Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
Woodyanders
Disaffected Vietnam veteran Mitch (the almighty Tommy Lee Jones in fine rugged form) decides to take over Central Park in New York City so he can raise public awareness about the shamefully neglected plight of fellow Vietnam veterans and other overlooked less fortunate folks.Director Steven Hilliard Stern treats the delightfully ludicrous premise with utmost seriousness, keeps the gripping story moving along at a brisk pace, and generates plenty of tension. Lyle Gorch's compelling and provocative script offers lots of spot-on stinging social commentary on America's appalling apathy towards Vietnam war veterans and everyday people who feel like they have no control over their lives. Moreover, the sound acting by the able cast keeps this picture humming: Helen Shaver as pesky eager beaver TV reporter Valery, Yaphet Kotto as compassionate cop Eubanks, Lawrence Dane as slimy police commissioner Keller, Peter Dversky as equally smarmy deputy mayor Dix, and Gale Garnett as Mitch's fed-up estranged ex-wife Rachel. Sporting gnarly mirror shades and funky camouflage face paint, Jones cuts a cool and commanding figure as the deeply flawed, yet still sympathetic Mitch. Kudos are also in order for Laszlo George's slick cinematography and the marvelously moody score by Tangerine Dream. Granted, this movie isn't remotely plausible for a minute (for example, the corrupt city officials hire a couple of scumbag mercenaries to take out Mitch after the general public embrace Mitch as an everyman folk hero!), but it's this infectiously delirious sense of giddy absurdity combined with a certain lovably cockeyed sincerity that gives this flick its uniquely wacky 80's charm.
Tom Rennen
I can't imagine Tommy Lee Jones in anything bad... His performance here is solid and believable although a bit hammy at times.... What I like about this movie is the story... With the current state of affairs in the USA at the present time...(2007) It seems very relevant...Everyone seems to be asleep .. Too preoccupied with their cell phones and Ipods to notice what is going on around them. This movie really grabs you... Too bad this doesn't happen in real life! You still find yourself rooting for the guy who you know is doing wrong but his justification is beyond what is legal.. it's simply the right thing to do! Good supporting cast and Helen Shaver does a good job as the objective reporter. It is an old theme but still a very powerful one and all the key elements are there. Sometimes you have to put your selfish desires aside and find the strength to do what is right even though it may not be popular.If you like a story with a solid message, decent acting and a few thrills for good measure, I recommend The Park Is Mine!
stinkair
My husband and I happened upon this film last night. We were exhausted and would settle for "anything colour that moved." We had no idea what it was until we IMDb'd it. We are generally favourably disposed to Tommy Lee Jones so we gave it a go.I am the Queen of Suspension of Disbelief but even in my tired state I just couldn't buy into this film. The actors looked like they were... um, acting. I could almost make out the director and his megaphone just off camera.The best scene is where the two journalists arrive at Central Park and Valery is about to hop the wall and go in. She asks her colleague to help her over - but the wall is only about three feet high! My six-year-old son wouldn't need help getting over.We were surprised not to find the following in the Memorable Quotes collection: "You get the commissioner on the line and I'll try to raise Dix."
summer-12
I kept thinking throughout this movie 'get a life.' The script is so dumb, it's laughable. Die hard Tommy fans will like this. He does a good job, and is convincing. Nb// Tommy says the F word alot. I enjoy all of Tommy's performances, but did he read the script of this one? On the bright side, it's not as bad as the script of "Eyes of laura mars.'
