Far And Away (DVD) Reviews

Far and away is a film starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman just when they were starting to get together after meeting on Days of Thunder. The film is based on the migration of the Irish to America, this film is set in the 1890 and culminates in the Oklahoma land grab in 1893. The film was directed by Ron Howard and was released in ...  Read the complete review

********************** Reasons For Purchasing: ********************** Far and away is one of the best drama films I have watched. It certainly is high on my list of best ever films and is one I bought on DVD for my collection as I enjoyed it so much. This film not only takes the cast on a great adventure from Ireland to America in ...  Read the complete review

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as Joseph Donnelly and Shannon Cristie in "Far And Away"; directed by Ron Howard. We start the story with young tom cruise an Irish tennant farmer about to lose his family's land because they can't pay the exorbiant taxes. As he rushes off hot headed to see the landlord demanding fairness he discovers the ...  Read the complete review

Far and Away is a great film that transports the viewer on the brilliant journey from Ireland to America along with the films main characters Joseph and Shannon. Joseph is a poor tenant farmer who after his fathers death feels it is about time that justice was brought to his oppressive landlord, Daniel Christie, and so heads to his ...  Read the complete review

After meeting on “Days Of Thunder”, this was the movie that ignited the sparks to the flame that became one of Hollywood’s most famous marriages. Set in the late 19th century, Tom Cruise stars as an Irish working class man called Joseph Donnelly, who has watched his family home burn to the ground, killing his father, after they ...  Read the complete review

Set in 1893, this movie follows the dream of two Oirishmen (and women) in their quest to own their own piece of land. The story starts out in Ireland, where families of farmers are being oppressed by their wealthy landlord. An unintentional accident results in one of the farmers 'being damaged' and subsequently dying (twice) after ...  Read the complete review