It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

In October Gale, the winds whip up into gale force when Scott Speedman arrives at the doorstep of widow Patricia Clarkson's home with a bullet in him. Just his luck she's a physician like her late husband. Scott has a real problem going for him. He served some time in Canadian prison for killing a man and he's out now. But the father of the guy he killed, Tim Roth doesn't think that was enough. He's on the hunt now for Speedman.Do I have to say more, Clarkson gets an itch revived in her and maybe Speedman's the one to scratch. In any event she's drawn into his personal war with Roth.The climax is staged very well, Roth gives an outstanding performance of a truly demented man.Nicely acted and photographed Canadian production.

I found this beautiful little movie very recently and it quickly has become a new favorite. The story and writing, the cast, the location and mood, the dynamics and nuances between characters I found to be all quietly captivating. Patricia Clarkson and Scott Speedman, playing their parts with 'Canadian restraint' are perfect in their roles, and Tim Roth, as ever, is utterly authentic as the British undesirable. October Gale, in my humble opinion, should be watched as a love story rather than as a thriller . . . and the naysayers who have given it the thumbs down, should perhaps view it again with a different mindset. I loved it!

So far I've liked Patricia Clarkson in every role in which I've seen her. She first caught my attention in Todd Haynes's "Far from Heaven", and she's also had good roles in "The Green Mile", "Good Night and Good Luck" and "Six Feet Under". To be certain, she was the only interesting character in "The Maze Runner". "October Gale" isn't a great movie but manages to create some suspense. The main thing that I derived from the movie is that Georgian Bay (a branch of Lake Huron on the Canadian side) looks like a nice place to visit. That's right, the unpleasant things that happen to Clarkson's character on the coast of Georgian Bay won't scare me away from that place.Anyway, it's an OK movie. I hope that Patricia Clarkson's career continues as it has.

I was surprised by the low ratings here. I liked this film for its suspense and dialogue. It is a quiet play, not a high-strung thriller. The slow revelations about loss, commonality and revenge were well done. Scott Speedman, perpetual hunk, was good in his portrayal of the drifter with a past. Patricia Clarkson was a good choice for the role. She lent credibility to the events by her adept pacing and subtle emoting. Tim Roth as a cockney creep was a pleasant bonus. A moody film, not for the viewer who needs explosions and graphic violence. The climax builds slowly and is worth waiting for. The denouement was moving and offered a ray of humanity to a dark view of human nature.