REVIEWS
"Thumbs Up!"
SISKEL & EBERT, Roger Ebert
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"Here is a film that celebrates all the values Hollywood is supposed to mock. ‘Shiloh Season’ is a remarkably daring film."
SISKEL & EBERT, Jeff Greenfield, Guest Critic
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"What's unique about both films (Shiloh and Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season)… Is that they're about hard ethical issues that kids can identify with… Both films demand to be discussed afterwards by parents and their children. Neither is about the kind of dumb, empty-headed stuff that passes for children's entertainment. Kids are not stupid, and they wonder about issues like this. They also may suspect, as the movie observes, that you have to be taught to be kind.''
CHICAGO SUN TIMES, Roger Ebert
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"‘Shiloh Season’ is an entertaining and absorbing family film… Also a surprisingly important one."
KVI AM and SRN RADIO NETWORK, Michael Medved
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"‘Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season' offers welcome relief. That goes not only for little ones, but for the adults who take them to the movies… Parents would do well to make a point of promoting the picture on their own… This is the kind of movie that brings calm, conviction and real emotional urgency to a story that wholeheartedly embraces traditional values: honesty, self-respect, respect for others and, above all, kindness.
DETROIT NEWS, Susan Stark
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"Wise, engaging, truly heartwarming… [Shiloh Season] is a smart, sensitive movie based on the second book in Ms. Naylor's trilogy… Doc (Rod Steiger) explains: ‘Kindness in life is something you have to learn.’ In the end, kindness does pay off, with just a dash of sentimentality and the touch of a little paw.
NEW YORK TIMES, Anita Gates
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"A family film parents will appreciate as much as kids… Simple and satisfying."
THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE, Renee Kientz
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"‘Shiloh Season’ is extremely well written, totally believable, often rather scary and filled with credible performances, especially from (Scott) Wilson, who is magnificent in the part that he deserves Oscar consideration."
SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, William Arnold
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""‘Shiloh Season’… could well give [your kids} the sort of food for thought that is rarely served up at movie theaters these days."
CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Monica Eng
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"The film is such a well-intentioned enterprise, and so totally without pretense, it won me over. There is intelligence in [Shiloh Season]."
ASBURY PARK PRESS, Eleanor O’Sullivan
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"‘Shiloh Season’… is a heartfelt, leisurely paced story of salvation… Marty is played by Zachary Brown. Bright sensitive and likable, he’s a welcome reminder that few kids are really like the potty-mouthed gang at South Park.
DETROIT FREE PRESS, John Monaghan
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"Parents who have been hounded about "South Park" and "Austin Powers" this summer are bound to be looking for a safe kids movie. ‘Shiloh Season’ fits the bill…"
DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Charles Ealy
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There’s a blond-haired boy in a movie this summer who struggles with the nature of evil to work for the greater good, but isn’t always sure how… His name is not Anakin Skywalker… The protagonist of 'Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season,' 12 year-old Marty Preston, tackles the tough questions kids face as they approach adulthood, and he does it without a blaster or a spaceship. His sidekick: an adorable beagle named Shiloh… The filmmakers can proudly hold up their work before any congressional committee investigating movies marketed to kids."
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Robin Rauzi
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