Finally the film has a commentary track with the director. Much of the thrills felt like padding to please the genre expectations demanded for this mainstream B-movie. window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; It also helped make this film seem too long, as at least twenty minutes should have been cut in the editing room. At Bay Area theaters.) Dale puts his hand between Ruby's thighs as she stands in the doorway of her camper. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Design and text 1996 - 2023 Jon Sandys. A sudden sound might startle some viewers. Kristen finds a piece of wood with the word "evil" on it and is then surprised by her brother. Cooper secretly tapes Dale's father in a nursing home (to use in a documentary). Every part he has, Plummer makes it exciting, and whether he has a few scenes or the whole movie, I am captivated by his performance. Her husband, Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid), reminds her to reset the alarm clock to wake him up in time to get the kids to school and go to work. Coopers Documentary looked promising. Miscellaneous people have beer in a restaurant. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cold_Creek_Manor&oldid=1137724953, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles to be expanded from October 2022, Articles with empty sections from October 2022, Rotten Tomatoes template using name parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 03:45. The movie itself is a giant mistake in filmmaking. Miscellaneous people drink in a bar where the owner offers to buy Cooper a drink. We see a rear view of Leah in her small panties as she gets out of bed. The pollution. After Cooper asks what she did, she says she said yes, but that an emergency phone call prevented that from happening. Sheriff Annie Ferguson, Ruby's sister, is initially skeptical about Cooper's accusation but later slowly starts to believe he may be correct. Extreme The implication being that he hit the horse with the car. Ruby tells her sister, the sheriff, that she fell (instead of admitting that Dale punched her). An extreme amount of suspenseful and ominous music plays in the film. We see the point of view of someone approaching Cooper. Thank you for signing up to CinemaBlend. In rural Bellingham, they buy up the huge old Cold Creek Manor, which is going cheaply, and convert it into their dream house. Figgis talking during a scene transition says Lets say this is a month later. The husband was trying to get better cell reception, so he wasn't near the well when his wife was shoved in. . TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Cooper drives home while a bit intoxicated shortly after drinking many shots of liquor. I am an admin of this site. We see video of a teenager in a bikini in a pool. He talks about Dales cigarettes, that they had intended him to be European, rolling his own cigarettes, but that preview audiences mistook his hand rolled cigs for joints (as did I) so he clarifies that they are tobacco, just so everybody knows that. The assailant falls several stories to his death. Please refresh the page and try again. Dale Massie is not a villain in this movie, but an enabler, a character who doesn't want to kill but exists only to expedite the plot. Leah tells Cooper that her boss asked her to sleep with him. I was hoping for a fright, and on this rewatching of the film, I found myself losing interest in the movie. What I saw from the trailer was not what I got when I saw the movie. No, but everybody in the audience does. Rooms look beaten up, filled with the relics of the previous family, and then they are clean and neat and redone, while other rooms still have walls that barely hold the room together. Moderate Taking a break from his multiple-perspective digicam experiments, helmer Mike Figgis displays at best a half-hearted interest in delivering the commercial genre goods, while Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone fish in vain to find any angles to play in their dimension-free characters". The noise. 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. A man smothers another man in a nursing home. One character briefly smokes a joint. 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. We see video of a teenager in a bikini in a pool. The previous owner, Dale Massie, convinces Cooper to hire him to help with repairs. I was especially impressed with relative newcomer Dana Eskelson as the no-nonsense, tough-as-nails sheriff who gives the Tilsons someone to turn to amidst chaos. Dale says that he hasn't seen his kids since his wife left with them some time ago. Dale punches Ruby and then punches several people who try to restrain him. QUICK TAKE: During an altercation, Ruby pushes Leah backwards. Accordingly, he turns from friendly and helpful to increasingly volatile and dangerous. Cooper cuts off a poisonous snake's head (with brief and slightly bloody results). That may have been the intention if the film had been successful, but as it lost money, any chance of a sequel became moot. The man's disjointed comments lead Cooper to believe Dale murdered his wife and children who have been missing for several years; Dale claims his wife fled with the children when he was imprisoned. A person has blood on their face. JUMP SCENES The screenplay by Richard Jefferies tells the story of a family terrorized by the former owner of the rural estate they bought . We see a photo of a teenager giving "the finger." That movie isnt perfect by a long shot, but it throttled back where Cold Creek Manor goes overboard. A sudden sound might startle some viewers. He was protrayed by Stephen Dorff, who also portrayed Deacon Frost in Blade. Leah's boss offers to give her a promotion if she spends the night with him while on a business trip. [9], Todd McCarthy of Variety called the film "a woefully predictable imperiled-yuppie-family-under-siege suspenser that hardly seems worth the attention of its relatively high-profile participants. Movie Info When filmmaker Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid) and his wife, Leah (Sharon Stone), tire of life in New York City, they buy a decrepit house in rural Cold Creek, N.Y., and move their. This house is going to need a lot of work. She uses some profanity and states that she agreed to sleep with her boss to get a promotion (but that never happened). In classic Hollywood ending style the Tilson's defeated him and eventually killed him but like I said the final battle scene was too quick and short for me. 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. Cold Creek Manor is a 2003 American thriller film directed by Mike Figgis, and starring Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart and Christopher Plummer. [1], Buena Vista Home Entertainment released the film on Region 1 DVD on March 2, 2004. We are shown a new weapon, so something must happen with that weapon and it does. (2003) (Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone) (R) Cooper Tilson and his family decide to relocate from the big city to a small town away from the hustle and bustle of the metropolis existence. Blood/Gore Where the hell did the killer go after pushing the wife down the well? The two are overheard having raucous sex, a loveless act barely obscured by a set of blinds. We briefly see Ruby kissing Dale while both lie on a bed, but he then sits up and nothing else happens. Dale's wife and children's remains are recovered and then entombed in the family graveyard at Cold Creek Manor, as are his own. He uses some profanity, drinks and drives, and becomes jealous of his wife. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Plot After their young son is nearly run over in the street, Cooper and Leah Tilson decide to give up high-flying careers in New York City and move to the countryside. If you want to see a good Thriller, avoid Cold Creek Manor and go find a copy of Pacific Heights. Eventually the previous owner Dale Massie (Stephen Dorff). . So he convinces the Tilsons to hire him as a handyman. For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, some instances of that occur in several scenes in the film. A family relocates from the city to a dilapidated house in the country that was once a grand estate. Cooper shatters the skylight, sending Dale to his death. For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, some instances of that occur in several scenes in the film. The movie is an anthology of cliches, not neglecting both the Talking Killer, who talks when he should be at work, and the reliable climax where both the villain and his victims go to a great deal of inconvenience to climb to a high place so that one of them can fall off. Cooper contacts Sheriff Ferguson, unaware Dale has attacked and disabled her and she is unconscious in her office. Profanity The Tilsons continue to live in Cold Creek Manor. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER plays Dale's cantankerous and mean father who's institutionalized in a nursing home. Eventually the previous owner Dale Massie (Stephen Dorff) shows up and eventually begins to terrorize the Tilsons lives. 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. The actors are talented, but they dont have much to work with. Parents, get practical information from a biblical worldview to help guide media decisions for your kids! In the end it is revealed that Dale Massie killed his family and buried them down the "Devil's Throat" and he was coming back to claim his property. You will receive a verification email shortly. Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Hes an actor that brings so much passion and energy to the screen that despite all the failings of a movie, Quaid can make a character shine. They then try to get away from the intruder through the dark house. One character briefly smokes a joint. Dale goes after Cooper and Leah, and Cooper kills Dale by shattering the skylight on the roof of the house and Dale falls to his death. When he is not spending time with his family, Bill can be found at the bottom of a lake . The locals act as a kind of Greek chorus, living permanently at the diner and prepared on a moment's notice to issue portentous warnings or gratuitous insults. An intruder breaks through a door to get onto the roof. Dale belches after eating. Rewatching this film has only confirmed what I have felt since that first viewing at the theatre. He then tells Cooper that he should buy the next round for everyone there as a gesture of good will. Directed by Mike Figgis. Meanwhile, Dale visits his father and smothers him to death when he insults him and reveals his knowledge of Dale's crimes. Synopsis Leah Tilson (Sharon Stone) gets out of bed on a busy morning in New York City at 4:30am. Phrases: "Don't f*ck with him," "He'll rip your f*cking head off," "Shut the f*ck up," "Back the f*ck away," "Get the f*ck out of here," "You f*ck," "Oh sh*t," "You'll sh*t blood," "You little sh*thead," "You piece of sh*t," "You're full of sh*t," "You scared the sh*t out of me," "Corrupt spawn of your whoring mother," "Screwed up," "Where the hell /is he going/are you going to do about it?" There is not one moment on screen that says to me that Dale is trustworthy. STEPHEN DORFF plays an ex-con who returns to the manor to work on it for the new owners, but then shows his true colors of wanting to get the house back for himself. Cooper Tilson, his wife Leah and their two children, Kristen and Jesse, move from New York to the country after purchasing a mansion. [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". Jesse makes a comment about a parental moment being "Miller Time." Cooper's phone line suddenly goes dead. He dumped them down into "The Devil's Throat," which is a well in the woods. The script grafts from every possible thriller most of which had pilfered their predecessors and loads on implausibilities until we wonder why the actors play it seriously". In Cold Creek Manor, documentary filmmaker Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid) and his corporate-bigwig wife, Leah (Sharon Stone), relocate their family from New York City to a dilapidated country estate previously owned by an ex-con, Dale (Stephen Dorff), with killer obliques.Sound familiar? It is in anamorphic widescreen format with audio tracks in English and French, and subtitles in Spanish. I have always liked Dennis Quaid. [Spoiler Warning] We eventually see physical evidence of this crime in the form of decomposed bodies that had been thrown into a deep well called The Devils Throat. All rights reserved. After Cooper asks what she did, she says she said yes, but that an emergency phone call prevented that from happening. Cold Creek Manor gets a 1 Reel rating. We learn that a person killed his family sometime in the past and then see him kill his father. 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. TENSE FAMILY SCENES Moderate So, how exactly did the horse die? We see some small photos of a teenager showing her bare breasts. 40. This article is a stub and is in need of expansion. Heavy As the stakes rise, Cooper insists that the rest of the family return to the city for their own safety. 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." 1996-2022 Screen It, Inc. We see a pool of blood on the floor next to a person. An intruder breaks through a door to get onto the roof. They get back to the house where Dale has torched Leah's car. Director Mike Figgis (who in the past brought us Leaving Las Vegas and the brilliant film Timecode) really should have his camera taken away from him. To recap for people who havent seen Cold Creek Manor: Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone play Cooper and Leah Tilson, two New York parents who find themselves being swallowed up by the city and decide to take their family to a safer place. Quaid starred in a similar film in 2019 called. Its a hustle-bustle life, the pressures of which reach a crescendo when a near-miss in heavy traffic endangers one of the children. Music(Scary/Tense) None. We see the image of a somewhat decomposed and mummified face on a video playback. We later see that saying on a sign in a bar. Dale Massie is a scruffy, yet muscular ex-con who claims he has no hard feelings about losing his house to these city slickers. He also calls a nurse, "You little bitch." Think of the trouble it would be for one man, working alone, to kill a horse and dump it into a swimming pool. The lights go out in the house and Cooper and Leah hear someone smash a window and then break things in the house (we see that as it occurs). Dale smokes a number of times, while Ruby smokes once and various miscellaneous characters smoke in several scenes. Cooper cuts off a poisonous snake's head (with brief and slightly bloody results). Once they realize that, they have several close calls with those snakes and more, including one that strikes out at Cooper and another that falls on his shoulder. In fact, it's not even very good. We see an old drawing/picture of a man holding a knife to a child. You can unsubscribe at any time. Dale goes to Devils Throat and punctures Cooper's truck tires. When Leah gets thrown into a deep hole, Cooper ignores his own safety and is single-minded about pulling her out. 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. For Violence, Language and Some Sexuality, The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic, The Mandalorian Tries to Find Its Place in Third Season, The Unloved, Part 111: Devil in a Blue Dress, Female Filmmakers in Focus: Cauleen Smith on Drylongso, True Lies Fails to Capture the Charm of the James Cameron Original. IIRC the family believes it's the father precisely because his headlights/front of the car is smashed. In fact, he is very dangerous, and the humble country life that Cooper hoped to bring to his family may very well be in jeopardy. We see various poisonous snakes in various places through the house, including in Leah's bed, in construction plastic along the ceiling, under Jesse's bed and under the fridge where Cooper reaches, unaware what's there. For violence, language and some sexuality. The former owner, Dale, offers to help them fix the place up, but resents Cooper's interest in his family history. 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). None {The following four categories are based on a Film Reel scale. After Cooper asks what she did, she says she said yes, but that an emergency phone call prevented that from happening. Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, while some smoke and/or drink, some to the point of intoxication (two drive while drunk). There are a few deleted scenes, most of which deserved to be deleted. Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback. This only makes things worse, though the Tilsons cant provide the local sheriff with enough hard evidence to prove anything. We assume she rejected the proposal, but learn later that she had actually considered it until circumstances got in the way. He was protrayed by Stephen Dorff, who also portrayed Deacon Frost in Blade . I wasnt scared, nor did I even know what the plot of the film was. Her husband, Cooper (Dennis Quaid) is a documentary filmmaker who does all the dad-like duties. 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. Dale has a bad attitude toward Cooper and his family and sets out to harass and get them out of his former house. In one scene, a persons bludgeoned body twitches in a pool of blood (viewers are spared the homicidal act itself). Starring: Dennis Quaid, Christopher Plummer, Sharon Stone, Kristen Stewart, Juliette Lewis, Stephen Dorff, Dana Eskelson, Ryan Wilson. But answer me this. He uses some profanity. Some brief, sexually related dialogue is present, as is a brief and partially obscured sexual encounter (with movement and related sounds). Leah hears her kids screaming near the pool and races there to discover a snake in it (that Dale has captured and it isn't poisonous). What is the Japanese language plot outline for Cold Creek Manor (2003)? They check out the Cold Creek Manor, which has long been abandoned. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER plays Dale's cantankerous and mean father who's institutionalized in a nursing home. Privacy Statement and Terms of Use and Disclaimer When you think you'll get an explanation as to why Dale Massie is wanting the house back and kill the current owners, you don't. Mike Figgis directed, composed the music for, and produced . Dale punches Ruby and then punches several people who try to restrain him. It just doesnt make sense. HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Starring Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone and Stephen Dorff. We see the point of view of someone approaching Cooper. Think of the trouble it would be for one man, working alone, to kill a horse and dump it into a swimming pool. When we finally saw the film a week later, I left the theatre disappointed. The Tilsons hesitantly agree, but soon find things going downhill from there as Ray slowly start to show his true colors. 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. We see various poisonous snakes in various places through the house, including in Leah's bed, in construction plastic along the ceiling, under Jesse's bed and under the fridge where Cooper reaches, unaware what's there. So there's this family in New York City, but they want to get away to someplace less hectic, so they buy a run-down old house in the country. Dale Massie is the main antagonist of the 2003 film Cold Creek Manor. [2] On Metacritic which assigns a weighted mean score the film has a score of 37 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "generally negative reviews". Plot [ edit] In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. He killed his wife and two children because they were going to leave him. Cooper then tries to rescue her (with a rope that she climbs), all while the assailant might be looming nearby. Im eager to see what she does next. Box office. The next shot she is talking to Sharon Stone and the windshield is dry. After Jesse is almost killed in an automobile accident, Cooper decides it is time to get out of the city. Then read OUR TAKE of this film. We see several shots of Dale, sweaty and shirtless with his jeans riding down to expose the top of his underwear. It's implied that Cooper realizes what happened with Dale's family immediately after his own family left, and Dale attacked within the following 12 hours. Instead of following some sort of plot from point A to B to C to D, for reasons unknown we jump from A to C leaving B out of the film and leaving the audience clueless as to what some characters are talking about, or why character relationships have changed. Veronica Guerin (Special Edition) Cate Blanchett. [3] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "C" on a scale of A+ to F.[4], Stephen Holden of The New York Times observed, "A serious filmmaker like Mike Figgis can be forgiven, I suppose, for slumming, when he's got a cast as stellar as the one that infuses the scream-by-numbers thriller Cold Creek Manor with more psychological credibility than its screenplay merits". Minor Have you ever wondered what happened in your house before you lived there? This is the question posed by the marketing for Cold Creek Manor, a poor attempt at a heart-pounding thriller that instead has you wondering Where can this film go wrong next? Its all Sharon Stones fault. The two get into a fight at a bar, Dale and Cooper both drive away, but Dale chases him, and Cooper hits a deer in the process; Dale kills the daughter's pony, kills his dad in the nursing home (he mentions killing his family). Weapon, so he was n't near the well when his wife was shoved in of! 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