Not bad! Not too bad at all.

Rating: Null/10 (2 August 2003)

*SPOILERS AHEAD!* As with most any movie adapted from non-fiction, this one has been "semi-fictionalized for dramatic purposes." Red Pollard's family were destitute long before the Great Depression. A big flood had wiped out their Edmonton brickwork business. And, ill-fated Frank Howard was not Charles' only child. He had three others, by his first wife. In fact, by taking Marcela Zabala as his second wife, Charles Howard technically became THE BROTHER-IN-LAW OF HIS OWN OLDEST SON, LIN! *How Freudian is that?* But, all that aside, it was still a nice, entertaining bio-pic. And, I especially loved Chris Cooper's portrayal of Tom Smith. If he doesn't win "Best Supporting Actor" at next spring's Oscars, I'll be unpleasantly surprised. I give this four stars!