La semilla del infierno

as a TV-type movie, this one is not bad at all. it is without a doubt OK late night autumn-rainy weekend fare that you don't have to feel ashamed about after watching it. no particularly memorable technical stuff, but nothing too irritating, either. bruce is bruce, and he's enough in this case.

that's one way to look at this movie.

the other way to look at it is to admit this movie into the small but growing number of movies that try to address and educate about the growing world-wide problem of addiction.

taking it as such, and comparing it with others of this ilk, 'days of wine and roses', 'the earl manigault story', and 'family secrets- the suzanne somers story', this movie scores high, and deserves, yes, begs to be seen.

i'm trying to say that this movie is acceptable fare on a rainy autumn evening for anyone except the most fanatical purists. (hey, citizen kane, it ain't, and never wanted to be)

but if you have any questions at all about addictions of any type, this is a movie that you should see. it won't pretend to solve your problems, and it will give you good things to think about.

alvin