Don't Come Knocking(2006)- User Reviews

The acting was awful, the directing was terrible, and you didn't care much whether things worked out or not. Casting was haphazard to be polite. Stay away from this movie.more»

Just goes to show ya that even Sam Shephard, Jessica Lange and Wim Wenders can make bad art. Awful, over-the-top acting, underdeveloped characters, and a lot string of tedious cliches make this movie painful to watch.more»

I didn't think Sam Shepherd and Jessica Lange could be this bad. I don't know if this was serious or trying to be camp, but it failed on all counts.more»

Again the cinematography in this Wenders film was extraordinary. Every frame was planned, including, I would guess, the fabric on the couch that Howard/Shepard's son, Earl (Gabriel Mann) launches into the street and that craggy old Howard spends a …more»

Great Show. In Wim Wenders' "Don't Come Knocking," writer-star Sam Shepard plays Howard Spence, a movie actor who looks physically fit and a bit dissolute at the same time -- suggesting part of the mystery and magic of movie stardom. …more»

Sam Shepherd and Jessica Lange may be the more familiar names, but Butte, Montana is the star of this show. Wenders and his technical crew understand that you don't have to talk the characters to death to make a fine film. The stark landscape of …more»

what a waste of talent and my time! Certainly, there was enough material to make a decent movie in terms of plot line, but maybe as Thomas wolfe says, "You can't go home again!" I used to love Sam shepherd's plays, and Jessica Lange …more»

OK, so Cannes didn't like it and Entertainment Magazine didn't like it. They're wrong. 'Don't Come Knocking' is a gorgeously nuanced, incisive film about what happens when we "didn't notice" that time has passed us …more»

don't come knocking (2006) seemed promising. although the poor visuals and mediocre acting led a so-so script into the ground, it wasn't smashed into the gound with force. the script was workable, yet not really at all. the directing although …more»

Again the cinematography in this Wenders film was extraordinary. Every frame was planned, including, I would guess, the fabric on the couch that Howard/Shepard's son, Earl (Gabriel Mann) launches into the street and that craggy old Howard spends …more»