Walking Across Egypt (1999)

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

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.

When thinking back to the films and TV shows that i watched in my mid-teens,i have very fond memories of watching the TV series Home Improvement on the UK Disney Channel with my family.Having heard the one of the main kids from the series was in this film,i was keen on seeing how they would do,in a different type of role.And,i think that even though the story is disappointing,the cast thankfully raise the level of in enjoyment. The plot:Juvenile prisoner Wesley Befield is being kept in a Florida prison with his friend.When,he fights the leader of the main prison gang to protect his friend,Wesley,decides the it is time that they break out of the jail.Whilst his friend is caught very quickly,Wesley is able to hide at a house that his friend discovered,just before he got re-arrested!.Alhough Befield has a very big risk of being caught,due to the house being occupied by an old woman (Mattie Rigsbee),whose daughter is trying to get her to leave the house and move her into a retirement home.This makes Befield determined to do everything he can to assist Mattie,by helping her out with anything that she needs (and making sure to tell her that he is out "temporary' for good behaviour to make sure the she wont phone up the cops to get him re-arrested,though Matties family are less then convinced,due to seeing a wanted ad for him on TV.)Whilst Matties and Wesleys friendship develops and starts to become very strong,the police start to get closer to finding Wesley.. View on the film:I feel that even though the film has a pretty short running time,the plot feels very drawn out,with the story taking a long time to really get going,though the film is massively in-proved by the very strong cast,with Mark Hamill,Judge Reinhold and Edward Herrmann giving very good performances,and making there supporting roles each stand out.Although I have to say that the high light of the film are the performances of Jonathan Taylor and Ellen Burstyn,Who even with the pretty big age-gap,make the blossoming friendship feel surprisingly sweet.Final view on the film:A painfully slow film,the is saved by very good performances from the two leads and a great supporting cast.

I recently got the chance to watch "Walking Across Egypt" and was delighted when I did. Ellen Burstyn has always been one of my favourite actresses, and this film has got to be the best she's made in years.Jonathan Taylor Thomas, of "Home Improvement", showed his competant ability to portray a deeply troubled character.The film was funny wherever it could be, and emotional in the other parts. I thoroughly enjoyed this film and was glad that I rented it when I had set out to rent something entirely different.

Everything is so real in this movie that you forget your viewer role and become part of the little town and the lives of the generous widow and the young man in the correction center. This movie teaches us a lesson about being a true Christian and help others. It leaves us a message of hope and understanding. Ellen Burstyn is a great actress and she deserves an Oscar for her fantastic performance. Walking Across Egypt is a movie to be seen with your heart.

I'd never heard of this movie, but I like Ellen Burstyn very much and rented the disk because she was the star. A couple of hours later I had tears on my cheeks and the feeling that I'd seen a film made in earlier, simpler times. That's a compliment. It's the story of a sweet elderly lady (Burstyn) whose faith and trust reform a juvenile delinquent (the fine teenage actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas). OK, it's a corny plot and it's been done a thousand times. And maybe not every question is answered here. But there are many surprises -- small story twists that are clever, reasonable and satisfying. Countless details show expert writing and film-making. Besides the two stars, the cast includes some solid names: Harve Presnell, Gwen Verdon, Edward Herrmann, Judge Reinhold and Mark Hamill. The title comes from the old-fashioned expression, "I could no more do [something impossible] than I could walk across Egypt." Incredibly, the rural, moss-draped locations were all found "in and around the city of Orlando." Florida, that is. Don't look for the travel-agency Orlando. Just do yourself a favor. Relax, forget the frantic concepts that some recent movie s have made us think are essential, and give yourself to "Walking Across Egypt." A handsome film, a superb cast, a heart-warming story. We're not often handed so many pleasures in a single picture.