Salmonberries

Customer Reviews:

Horrible.......2007-05-29

Don't bother. This movie is just plain bad and not even worth watching for the scenery (Alaska or K.D. Lang). It is not even a lesbian movie. There is no romance at all. As someone who lives in Alaska, I can tell you this movie is not realistic nor would these people survive here. It feels like it was made by someone from Florida. Also, a plot would be nice.

one of the best movies I've ever seen.......2006-11-20

Those of you who find the plot vague ( I guess mostly Americans raised in plush conditions), put your imagination to work!:
Think about more realistic and sophisticated Jungle Book. A neglected girl not exposed to(and avoiding psychological pollution by) common concepts of femininity and stereotypic roles of women (she didn't accept the Eskimo version from her foster family because she felt she was different). She was practically raised by Nature in its most brutal form - she was forced spent her childhood on mastering the skill of survival and finally something (perhaps long idle breaks from work)triggered her search for self-identity and exploration of humanity.
K D Lang was a perfect, natural fit for the character (or perhaps she herself inspired the whole story.

Love k.d. but hate this movie.......2006-07-28

It's a real stinker of a movie. It's touted as a love story but it starts as a stalking story to me. No motive why k.d. fell in love with the librarian who was harsh and cold to her for half the movie or more. And at the beginning, k.d. came across close to a feral animal and at best in the movie, a lovesick overgrown tomboy. I don't know which was worse, the writing or the editing. The woman playing the librarian (Rosel Zech) was the only redeeming factor in the movie. I picked it because I love hearing k.d. sing but she sure didn't impress me with her acting.

Stay away from the Salmonberries, it will make you ill.

it still rings true.......2005-12-13

I watched this several many years ago, late at night with a group of friends and found the plot a bit vague, the characters poorly defined, the cinematography fair to good, yet still, after all this time, the last number is clear in my head, moving and true. k.d. has a fine voice, uses it well, and has a persona to match. With all that the movie DOESN'T have, it has her and she shines through.

I'd rather pick my feet then watch this again. Bored now........2004-08-16

First off let me say this, I am a k.d.lang fan. This hopefully will prevent people from thinking "Your opinion doesn't really count because you're not a fan of hers in the first place." I don't really want to say all that much about this movie because I hate it when people give the entire plot away, or at least enough information to plot guess. This has got to be the most boring film about lesbians ever, and really how could it be boring if it's about lesbians? The only reason it's worth watching if you want to see lang full frontal, but even that isn't worth a purchase of this snoozefest. This is strictly a rental only, that way you can just fast forward to the nudity, then turn it off. I haven't actually seen this film in years, but once was more than enough. If you're interested in this film because of the eskimo plotline, not the lesbian one try watching "Nanook of the North" instead. Salmonberries tastes rotten.

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