Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

buckikris I bought this film awhile back, and the first time I watched it I was amazed by how cruel people could be, thank GOD improvements/progress have been made. I watched it again last night with my mom, because she forgot some of the movie. The movie takes place in the early 1930's, some of the cast includes, Louis Gosset Jr, as Walter Osgood, Joseph Mazzello as Charlie, William Fichtner as The Sheriff, and Don Swayze. This is a very powerful movie with powerful message, prejudice gets you no where, it just leads you down the path of hate and bitterness. I think everyone should make a point to see this movie, it's a great film that leaves you with a great feeling, that some people can change for the better. The movie is about a town in Missouri who have run every other black family out, except Walter Osgood. Enter Charlie, a little boy who's father is anything but. Osgood befriends Charlie and their relationship grows from there. It takes a Klan gathering at Osgoods house where things begin to change. The Sheriff is suspicious that Chalie has taken up with Walter, even though Charlie deigns it he knows. In the end some become aware of their prejudices; and change while some never do or will. I am still trying to find out if this is a true story, because on the DVD, it says the true stories collection? Whether true or not it still sends a message that resonates. THX, -Kris L. CocKayne-

Annie1992 90 minutes of perfection!! I watched this in my history class not too long ago (the whole class stayed in through break to see the end!!). I spent ages looking for it. It's about a black farmer who must cope with frequent racism from the locals. At the very beginning we learn of Walter's sad past. The neighbour's son, Charlie, has a bitter heart but throughout the story we see how he learns that not everything is as he is told (especially by his father, Reuben, played by Don Swayze). I absolutely recommend this classical film. Apart from an excellent cast (the cast includes Kris Kristofferson and Don Swayze, Patrick Swazyes' little bro!), it will captivate you and leave you asking for more. But have the tissues near, it's a bit of a tearjerker. :)

Theo Robertson Reading the back of the DVD case of HIGH LONESOME as it's known in Britain I knew how everything was going to work out in the end , but I didn't realise how unlikely it was all going to be . Walter Osgood is the only black man in the county ! I do know there was a lot of racism in the deep south , but the only black man in the county seems highly unlikely . Yeah I know the Deep South was highly racist at this time but to have only one single black man remaining in a whole county does seem highly unlikely indeed and I didn't care at all for all the tedious mawkishness but I guess that's only to be expected from this type of story featuring a young boy I don't want to be totally negative because it is fairly well acted especially by William Fichtner as The Sheriff ( Though again another unlikely arc from his character ) but it's a shame seeing Louis Gosset Jr appearing in such forgettable films as this when he was the most critically acclaimed black actor of the 1980s . I doubt if he'll be getting any more great roles as he did with AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN and THE GUARDIAN

famelovingboy68 I found this to be to my enthusiasm pretty gritty and disturbing from the first 20 minutes or so, with familiar racist slang, and the Ku Klux Klan beating the black man, Walter (Lou Gossit Jr.) who really shows no violence or racism, but faces it from the citizens of High Lonesome. Joseph Mazzello, as Charlie is a bold, Huck Finn-like lad, who needs to fend for himself and take care of his little sister, even when she's sick, and hunts with his rifle, and showing attitude firing it at Walter's farm. Patrick Swayze's brother (Don Swayze) plays Charlie's brutal drunk father bearing resemblance to Papa Finn. Mazzello's only role where his hair appears short. Joe just naturally exhibits, to this day, his supernatural emotions.