You can see it in his eyes. When Jack Nicholson signed up to direct this movie, you can tell that he had his ideas set on who he wanted where, in casting and in the film. The movie's setting is a man who's captured for a capital offence, and just before being hanged, a woman offers her hand in marriage to save him from death. This is the story of the two of them, striking gold, and relationships. And though it seemed very long in some parts (especially the scenes with Nicholson/Steenburgen), the basis of the story and how it worked was decent, especially on some of the camera-work (cinematography). It was the kind of movie, I felt, that you'd see in the afternoon on A&E and get enthralled by it for the time being, but you'd otherwise not go out to rent it if you knew any better, kind of like watching Columbo when you start in the middle of the episode. Fun, but not too hard on the brain kind of thing.
Review of Goin' South
