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Per Cirt's request, I have a couple of suggestions for the article. First, I think the "Critical reception" section could sample a smaller number of reviews, allowing for a little more depth. The current set seems like a series of soundbites which tend to be flavorful. When I include reviews, I try to look past the language and identify the elements that the critic liked or disliked. A thought I've had about writing such sections is that the bulk of it could be reviews that have a similar score to the Metacritic metascore, which seems to adequately represent the consensus. This film has a metascore of 47, so perhaps sample mostly reviews in the 40-50 score range? These samples could be accompanied by one on the positive end and one on the negative end of the critical spectrum.

My other suggestion is to open the "Box office" section with a neutral description of the start of its theatrical release. Declaring a poor performance from the onset seems a little pointed, where we could explain the performance in the second or third sentence. In addition, I think that the section could be more straightforward with its coverage. Tracking the daily performance for its opening weekend seems pedantic when the overall performance was equally sub-par. I also think that we can be more straightforward with labeling it a box office flop. The third paragraph strikes me as a form of citation overkill, parroting the same conclusion. As a film that is rapidly receding into history and little editorial interest for some time now, we can be more forthright. Erik (talk | contribs) 21:11, 28 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Frank Jenkins

Why is Dale Dye's character of Frank Knight listed as Frank Jenkins? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.189.15.205 (talk) 04:44, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Having viewed the film twice recently I notice that the closing credits give "Dale Dye as Frank Jenkins". Earlier in the film when June Havens goes to the home of Roy Miller we see the name "Knight" on the mailbox, and the people in the house are called Molly and Frank. I am drawn to the conclusion that Molly no longer lives with Mr Knight but with someone else whose name is Frank Jenkins, but she has kept her married name on the mailbox for convenience. I hope this clears it up, even though it's not explicitly mentioned in the film. With the foregoing in mind I have edited the article to reflect this idea. Jodosma (talk) 12:01, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I checked IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013743/combined) and they list the character's name as Jenkins, too. 63.143.219.45 (talk) 17:39, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]