Treed Murray (2001)

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i must have seen a different film!!

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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.

Treed Murray is one of those films that you'll either love or loathe depending on your preferences. It's very character-driven and surprisingly psychological in nature, exploring the parallels and unexpected commonalities between a wealthy family-man, and a gang of young hoodlums who just happen to cross paths with him when he mildly injures one of them (without meaning to of course). They chase him up a tree, and the rest is history. These bad seeds drag the poor guy through his worst nightmares, including a young addict girl named Kelly (Jessica Greco from 'Welcome to Dead House') framing him for cheating on his wife and thus causing his already dysfunctional marriage to die that very night. However Murray finds that he's less than the innocent victim, and he begins to connect with the gang, realizing that they've all had their past traumas and that they all have friends and family even if they don't always display the best behaviour or judgment.Don't be put off by the idea of the drama though, because this film has a lot of comedy, too. We've got everything from a delusional homeless man (Julian Richings from 'Patch Town' and 'Hard Core Logo') thinking that the kids climbing up the tree are angels, to the gang's hilarious attempt to get Murray to say sorry. I honestly can't think of any bad qualities that 'Treed Murray' even has. It has some profanity but not to the point of being vulgar or obnoxious. Its acting is amazing. The soundtrack is subtle and neither invasive nor annoying. The story in and of itself is definitely original, too. All in all this is a classic of not only Canadian cinema, but also of the Nineties, and it has a distinct 1990's vibe that resonates throughout, yet it isn't outdated or "old" in the slightest. Excellent film, and one that everyone should see at least once.

This film is chock full o' cliché.You have the black teen robber, the young female whore, the businessman with a secret, the white boy wannabe thug. It never ends.Once Murray is chased up a tree by the robbers, it's scripted and shot pretty much like a stage play, with each side patiently waiting turn to say its oh-so-clever piece.There is no realism, and no tension. Not one of these characters feels real, and so we don't really care what happens to any of them in the end. Frankly, the Ravens should have been allowed to clean up. I mean, they walk right past with a severed head (what was that all about?) and you're NOT going to use them? But of course, in the end, you have the injured angel, the weeping whore, the coward runs away, etc. etc. Lessons learned. Mission accomplished. Yawn.And, of course, the credits say it was funded by pretty much every Canadian funding agency in existence. I can't even remember them all. Canada, Ontario, Television, Film, various channels (even beyond the usual), and so on. For all that, we deserve better.

After watching this movie, I came here expecting it to get a rating somewhere under 3. I was astonished seeing the 8, and more astonished reading the reviews. This movie was just plain awful, the characters weren't very believable if you ask me. I thought the funniest part was at the end when that guy(I didn't bother remembering the names) went to get his grandfathers gun from the garage, real tough gang there. Then the part where they were cheering Murray and the cop just went away, ugh. FJOEWIJGROIJG is the only way I can describe it, I'm just in awe at the high rating from IMDB voters.

I never really felt the need to post a review on here because who am I to say what a good movie is? However, I was appalled when I saw that this movie got an 8/10. Yes, Rear Window was set in one scene and was a great thriller. This movie was set in one scene and was not nearly as affective as Rear Window. Not debatable. Furthermore, this movie is ranked as high as The Graduate, higher than Forrest Gump and Sling Blade. That is simply inexcusable. This movie was lame because there was so many fallacies. My first question is why didn't the guy pee on the gang? That would have added some action to the movie! But seriously, he gets down and he walks towards the kid instead of running away when the kid obviously wasn't going to do anything. He didn't grab the bat...or anything. It was like okay maybe he wanted to save the kid, but then he rats him out anyhow. Furthermore, what kind of cop believes that cheer the gang was doing, like doesnt even check it out at all? PFFFFT...It's just like come on...get real. This movie=The Graduate is a bigger joke than this cinematography debacle! My favorite part (other than the fact that it was over) was when the "gang" first came out. It was so funny that it was a racially and sexually diverse gang. It was just like Wow, I hope this isn't a sign of what's coming. The kids were so NOT TOUGH. They deserve to get jumped for being in this movie."8 mile meets Juice"-What a laugh. Please do yourself a favor and do not waste your money on this. It's not half as good as what people are posting.