an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

this movie was fantastic! the scenery was splendid, the actors were faboulous, the writing, the directing was all wonderful. its an independant film however so they are normally a little slow and artistic. if your looking for a big blown out jerry brukhemier movie this isnt the one. without sex, drugs, or explosions this movie is for the family and is very heartwarming. rachael leigh cook shines. ron judkins does a fabolous job with the writting and directing of this INDEPENDANT FILM. its not going to be paramount,gladiator or star wars special effects, keeps you on the edge of ur chair type of deal. its quality film that will make you wonder.. why doesnt our society have more movies like this one? TERRIFIC MR. JUDKINS!! he is obviously a very smart man having one two academy awards and works for steven speilberg not a "15 year old student" as one commentor descibed. great film! bravo!

This film is a beautiful gem about interiority and emotional landscapes. The cinematography is gorgeous -- all whites and vast openness, but not boring. Ron Judkins, the director, is daring and courageous to make a film this thoughtful and quiet. Seems like a lot of European films. Too bad that we don't support such filmmaking on our own soil. This movie should have been picked up by a big studio. I hope Judkins makes more films.

Rachael Leigh Cook gives a wonderfully emotional performance in this little-seen independent film. However, her male counterpart does not do as well and the story moves much slower than needed. If not for Rachael's performance, it would be another run-of-the-mill, easily forgettable coming-of-age movie. The ending seems abrupt and there could be more explanation about what happens to these characters we come to understand relatively well in only 90 minutes. The DVD extras also give a very interesting insight into the making of a low-budget film by a first-time director. A commentary track would have been appreciated, but unfortunately was not done.

the Hi-Line is a small simple narrative of two damaged souls caught up in a delicate dance of approach and avoidance in an original love story. Set against the bleak, wintry backdrop of a small town in northern Montana, this story is tender and truthful and completely unpredictable. The closing scene in the ballroom of Chicago's Drake Hotel is memorable, poetic and touching, a magic movie moment Rachel Leigh Cook and Ryan Alosio are wonderful.