Thicker Than Blood

Ever since I've seen this actor in Birdcage and Shooting Fish, I had to search for more of his work. I came across this VHS tape of Thicker Than Blood. I was taken by another great performance for this actor. It seems he can do anything, and certainly deserves recognition, beyond the likes of a Ben Afleck and his buddy Mark Damon, to name just a few. Mickey Rourke suprised me in a low key performance which reveals also true talent. The ending was predictable and a disappointment, but the movie as a whole was very satisfying. See it for Futterman's performance.

This is a good movie, a realistic one; does anybody know where I can get the DVD? I will never understand why German TV - journals always write the worst things about this movie (...which is called in Germany "DANGEROUS KIDS-HIGHSCHOOL OF HOPE" - isn't that a stupid name for a film!!). Maybe it is because they don't like to see Mickey Rourke as a clergyman. This is so stupid: Finally, he is an actor, and a good one, at any rate. It is as stupid as if a journal magazine would condemn a movie because Will Smith has a serious part to play. I believe, those writers never really had a look at that film by themselves. - By the way, I liked the end of the movie, although it is sad, because that's the way such things happen in real life.

I watched this one day on TBS back when it was first released it followed "The Principal" which is also a very good movie. This movie I would have to say is one of the better school living in a drug filled neighborhood with death all over the place. The ending very well written and filmed. It made the movie worth watching. I wish I had TiVo back in 1998. So if you see it and like it you should recommend it maybe the company will sell it on DVD which made it. IMDb.COM. is a great site. but this movies artwork is wrong, and the link to AMAZON which is an IMDb company is also wrong. Beware I would tell you where to buy it but it may add me to the black list. Anyway I hope this helps you decide whether to see it or not and hopefully amazon adds it, it is very rare to find. Very much overlooked. I am going to purchase and place on a very professional looking light scribed disk along with a self made menu and a nice art worked case TECH is great these days.

Maybe filled with cliches, but worthwhile. Ending was flawed, but probably realistic. Worth watching.

Very strong. Saw this a couple years ago but was compelled to submit only now due to the outrageously misleading two line post on main page. This was a tough, extremely well written, realistic piece featuring fine work by Dan Futterman and that rarest of rare these days, an excellent performance from Mickey Rourke as, of all things, a priest. He is remarkably disciplined and convincing for a change. Though it was made for cable this movie (along with HBO's recent "Cheaters") is superior to 95% of the junk that gets dumped into the neighborhood multiplex. A great deal of care and intelligence went into the making of this one. Check it out if you happen to be into that sort of thing.