The Sunchaser - Die Suche nach dem heiligen Berg

If you are being told that you don't have a chance ... wouldn't you try to hold onto something that tells you there is a chance? Even if that may sound crazy to others - I mean really far out. Something that sort of happens here. And you have Woody Harrelson being the one playing it straight ... which is almost funny ... at least to a degree considering how out there he can be too. This road movie has a lot of tension, a lot of relationship and a lot of wisdom in a sense. Like what to do with life, how precious life is and how little we think about certain things that we take for granted. On the other hand, it has also scenes with a waitress that should be getting a lot of ... tips/attention - especially from male customers (surely some female or "other" too, I just hope I don't have to write that all the time but becomes a given). That scene is supposed to show flaws in our main character, though gets kind of swept to the side when a couple of minutes later there is an incident, that paints a different picture - though still abuse or offensive at least. The movie has not just good intentions but also a message if you will. About human will - no pun intended. While that is something that most can relate I reckon, the pacing and some bumps along the road may not bode well for viewers overall. Decent effort and worth a look for sure - especially if you are open to spiritual thinking (with a side dish of cynicism)

Michael Cimino's final film "The Sunchaser" bombed but I suppose after "Heaven's Gate" Cimino was lucky to get any kind of gig. Consequently, the film virtually disappeared without trace and is, of course, now ripe for rediscovery. It's no masterpiece, (unlike "Heaven's Gate" which I firmly believe is a masterpiece), but it's no turkey either and is sufficiently 'strange' to be of more than passing interest.

It's a kind of road movie/buddy movie in which a 16 year old prisoner, (26 year old Jon Seda, excellent), who happens to be dying of cancer, escapes taking his doctor, (a miscast Woody Harrelson), hostage. It veers wildly between black comedy and some high flautin' philosophizing, bypassing the conventions of the thriller on the way. It's an ambitious picture that makes you wonder what audience Cimino had in mind, (did we really need the dotty Anne Bancroft episode), and you could say it's certainly the work of a maverick director, being closer in tone to the American films of the seventies than what was being turned out in the nineties and for all its faults you can tell it's the work of a major filmmaker, one whose real potential was never fully realized. Seek this one out.

We just viewed this on Netflix.... the plot is credible and interesting. The acting is very good. But we couldn't help but get distracted by a soundtrack that was nothing less that ridiculous. Who in the heck did this?? The backing music was sometimes out of a spaghetti western, then street rap, the gospel and just never really worked with the plot and acting.

Though the plot was interesting and kept us engaged, the ending was most definitely "lackluster" - what a bummer.. It made little sense, it is like they ran out of film and just threw something together for the last 5-mins. Too bad, we liked it until the end, despite the soundtrack.

i think this film is really emotional to watch because it shows hurt, pain, hope and excitement all in one film. Jon Seda who plays blue gives an excellent performance in this film and i reckon deserves an Oscar!. i believe this film should be an example of the desperation of some people in the world, who go to any lengths to save their lives or what they believe in. Woody Harrelson also gives what i reckon is one of his best ever performances. he seems to be able to use his character as a doctor to his full advantage, and yet show an understanding side to blue. I really would recommend anybody to watch this film, because it is such an eye opener.

SunChaser is a kind of movie you like or you dislike. Its about a criminal boy who has nothing to lose because he will die in a few weeks. So he kidnaps his doctor to find an Indian cure. This doctor realizes that his life is at a point that he has everything to lose but his soul. So he has to find a cure as well.

I really loved Sunchaser. The atmosphere off the story breaths hope. It is not to late to learn to live untill your last breath. So if you have 2 hours to spare, and you don't want to rent an Adam Sandler or Jerry Bruckheimer video, rent this one. You won't be disappointed.