Thicker Than Blood

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.

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.

I guess I am one of the selected few who appreciated the value or message movie was trying to send. I even got a kick out of the choice of Mickey Rourke as the Head 'priest'. I liked the movie and make no apologies!

I am a teacher, and I believe I have seen every film made in this genre: white teacher tries to go out and save the underprivileged urban children. This is the best of the lot. It is unpretentious and doesn't pretend to have all the answers. Without spoiling the ending, I will say that "Hollywood" would never have allowed it. I think it is a worthwhile film.

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.