Ulee's Gold

1997

Action / Drama

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 75% · 50 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 7936 7.9K

florida parent child relationship stolen money dysfunctional family stabbing bank robbery

Plot summary

Third-generation Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson may have gotten out of Vietnam alive, but he left a part of himself behind. Now he methodically tends his bees, carefully provides for his two grandchildren and keeps his emotions at bay. But when a long-buried secret threatens Ulee's business and family, he is forced to break through his emotional walls and confront the terror of his wounded spirit.

Director

Victor Nunez Photo
Victor Nunez

Top cast

Jessica Biel Photo
Jessica Biel as Casey Jackson
Steven Flynn Photo
Steven Flynn as Eddie Flowers
Patricia Richardson Photo
Patricia Richardson as Connie Hope
Vanessa Zima Photo
Vanessa Zima as Penny Jackson
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
844.5 MB
1204*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
Seeds 1
1.73 GB
1792*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by MarioB 7 / 10

Intelligent movie

For me, 90 % of the american movies of the 1990's stinks. Ulee's gold is a part of the 10 % left of very good and intelligent movie. The photography is wonderful and the members of Peter Fonda's family are all great (the two bad boys are weak). For me, this is the cultural United States portrayed in a movie. Not all that Titanic or Star Wars stuff, but this kind of movie where people and realistic characters are important. And it's a great come back for mister Fonda.
Reviewed by smatysia 7 / 10

Good stuff. Slow, but that's OK.

A pretty good little movie. The pace is a little slow, and often not much seems to be happening. This is not a bad thing here. Hollywood is usually so formulaic that they must not be discouraged when they try something a little different. Everything worked well here, the acting, the photography, the direction. Yes, Peter Fonda turned in a fine performance. I wonder if as much would have been made of this if Fonda hadn't spent most of his career playing in total stinkers, though. The small-time crooks, Fonda must deal with (including his son) are such losers they seem directly imported from an Elmore Leonard novel. Special mention for the child actress Vanessa Zima (Penny Jackson). She performed wonderfully in her role, full of soulful and meaningful looks. Either she is a very good child actress, or the casting director did a great job finding a girl who looks the part.
Read more IMDb reviews

2 Comments

Be the first to leave a comment