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Cold Creek Manor
Dennis Quaid huffs and puffs, his anxiety rising while he maneuvers an SUV through crowded streets as he carts his kids to school in "Cold Creek Manor." Get a sedan, man, you live in Manhattan.
When a child survives a close call in traffic, Quaid resolves to uproot his wife (Sharon Stone) and children and move upstate to the Land of Really Unfortunate Real Estate Choices.
He finds a bargain fixer-upper manor house that is strangely still full of the previous occupant's stuff, including family pictures.
Cause for concern? Not here, which is the first peal of the bad-movie bells. Either the characters are stupid or the filmmakers are playing the paying customers for saps. And the characters aren't stupid.
Stephen Dorff shows up as an ex-con who used to live in the house. He's cavorting with Juliette Lewis; tarted up in a short skirt, she shows a yard of leg and not an inch of sense.
This dreadful little exercise in ennui doesn't just foreshadow, it virtually holds up cue cards.
At one point, Stone says, "I'm having a hard time relating to this." Hey, girlfriend, welcome to the club.
"Cold Creek Manor" is rated R for scenes of horror violence, occasional use of strong sexual profanity and brief scenes of simulated sex. Running time: 119 minutes.
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Cast: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis
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