The Milagro Beanfield War
Universal Studios

May 31st, 2005

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Rating: 4.8 / 5.0 (103 votes)

Released: 2005-05-31
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The Milagro Beanfield War by Universal Studios

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Director Robert Redford	Studio Universal Studios	Runtime 118	Rated R (Restricted)	Binding DVD

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Sonia Braga, Christopher Walken, Ruben Blades. Developers want to take over a small community and one man takes it upon himself to stop them. Directed by Robert Redford. 1988/color/117 min/R/widescreen.

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Ruben Blades
Richard Bradford
Sonia Braga
Julie Carmen
James Gammon

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Editorial Review

Robert Redford's underrated directorial follow-up to his Academy Award-winning Ordinary People, The Milagro Beanfield War is a loose and whimsical fable about community pride and social activism in the face of modern progress. Sonia Braga (Kiss of the Spider Woman) plays a local mechanic in a small New Mexico town who takes up the challenge of rallying support for a local farmer who uses water owned by a real estate developer to grow beans in his field. Everything escalates to a showdown between the townspeople and the developers, with unexpected results. The strongest aspect of the film is the way it doesn't take itself too seriously, with Redford adopting a leisurely tone and allowing his fine cast (including Ruben Blades as the pragmatic town sheriff and Christopher Walken as a nasty state police officer) to deliver finely nuanced performances that touch on themes of faith and perseverance without seeming heavy-handed. The Milagro Beanfield War is an overlooked gem. –Robert Lane