Customer Reviews
Caught Up Again - By: Nancy Critchley, 18 Feb 2008 
Strathairn, Mastrantonio & Sales are an explosive combination & it takes a while to realize you're part of the falllout. I got caught up quite accidentallly while channel shifting one foggy night in Northern Ireland. The story is simple, real & twisting...like life. The outcome uncertain...like life. The acting is understated, drama at it's best, & the directing is pure Sales. If you are a fan of cast, director, Alaska or your own process, you will be caught too. So, how does it end? You tell me. I particularly enjoyed the singing voice of Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
One of those films where you just have to keep watching.. - By: KalteStern, 25 Aug 2004 
This got very mixed reviews from mainstream film critics, but anything by John Sayles is probably worth a look I thought, so despite the initial plot premise not reallly sounding quite my bag, I started watching. And 'Matewan' didn't look my kinda thing on paper either..
Suffice to say this is one of those films where the combination of script , actors, & cinematography is of such a high calibre that suspension of disbelief is absolute - you just get completely caught up in the unfolding drama. It is also, cleverly, one of those films that wrong foot you completely, in that you just cannot assume you know what kind of film it is going to be as it unfolds - romance? modern tragedy? psychological thriller/puzzle? Other films have tried to pull this off , often very much more crudely, but with this one you utterly believe in the characters, & just have to keep watching to find out what happens. Be warned though, the ending could drive you wild with frustration.....
All in alll a film for anyone who wants more than mental popcorn from their movies, with a great soundtrack (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio sings! .. amazingly well, so much so in fact that I assumed it must be someone else until the end credits), including songs by Bruce Springsteen,Richard Thomson & Tom Waits, glorious craggy scenery in the form of John Strathairn & Kris Kristofferson's cheekbones, & Alaska, of course.
good but not that great - By: , 22 Mar 2001 
OK, this film at the start is a bit SLOW, after a good 20-30 minutes you finaly get a story. If it wasn't for the ending ,Limbo would have realy been good, BUT there is NO ENDING to the film at alll??!!, which is realy bugging. The acting is good, the scenary is beutiful (it's based in Alaska!) The special fetures are NOT so good,the only thing worth looking at is the Directors Comments on the film. And thats alll i have to say about Limbo.
