Jean-Pol Cardin My opinion---Another wonderful movie signed by Clint Eastwood, an excellent road movie doubling a very beautiful dramatic story between a prisoner on the run Kevin Costner in one of his best roles in Butch Haynes and "is a 10 year old boy," TJ Lowther in The role of Phillip Perry "the story is really taking from the beginning to the end, it is of course a drama, although some scenes that actually lend to make smile more than once (Clint Eastwood has this disconcerting facility to pass The emotions like that, despite the gravity of the subject treated.) There will be a surprising final twist. This film is awesome and asks only one thing is to be seen.

The Couchpotatoes I really don't get what the fuss is about with this movie. It's really not that special at all. I normally like what Clint Eastwood does but this one is for sure not his best achievement. Don't get me wrong, I don't say the actors are bad, especially not Kevin Costner or the little kid T.J.Lowther, but the storyline isn't worth much. The only thing that makes it worth watching is the bond between Costner and Lowther. For the rest it's all downhill. Okay we all know that cops are not the brightest people on earth, but here in this movie they are almost borderline retarded. If that's how a man on the run has to be caught then they won't catch a lot of fugitives. And this one doesn't even make real attempts to escape, he's just cruising around with the boy. Highly overrated movie to me.

Delia-Camelia This movie is extraordinary , I watched it three times and I still cry at the end of the movie . This movie show us the human nature , how a bad guy , a convict , can become a '' father'' for a child . But unfortunately here we can see how people judge you , they treats you by appearance and not treat you after your true essence.. I mean some people don't understand that someone can change. Kevin Costner plays very good his character , he show durity but in the same time he shows sensibility too . So ,I just love and appreciate this movie , because is simple , has a good storyline full of emotion and drama and show us how can people be , even if at first glance seem bad .

treeline1 Butch (Kevin Costner) escapes from prison, takes a little boy named Phillip hostage, and leads the police (headed by Clint Eastwood) on a 2-day chase through rural Texas. The boy forms a close bond with his kidnapper who turns out to be a compassionate, though flawed, man.This is a very good movie with some humor and a lot of suspense. Butch and Phillip's scenes are pure gold, extremely well-written and believable. Kevin Costner gives an excellent, subtle, and sympathetic performance. Seven-year old T. J. Lowther is perfect as the boy who sees the getaway as a fun and grown-up adventure; he's endearing without being too-sweet. The movie alternates between Butch and Phillip and their pursuers, and while Eastwood is good as the steely Texas Ranger, Laura Dern is just annoying in a thankless role as a scowling criminologist. I would have given the movie 10 stars if all of the scenes without Butch and Phillip were deleted; they are wonderful together and the rest of the cast is just there to pad the movie.Directed by Eastwood, the film is ultimately a sad one but Costner and Lowther are outstanding.