For a greater part of this wretched reel, Rompin’ Ronnie Hawkins leads a crap concert out on the snowy front lawn of Club Med. This musical train-wreck, which literally takes up thirty-minutes of the film’s abhorrent hour, is completely unnecessary and unrelated to anything that is going on in this straight-from-the-sewer motion-picture. Most of the time, none of the film’s characters are even around the concert stage, but for some reason, we are subjected to sit there and watch Ronnie and the Hawks (featuring additional performances by Bill Champlin and Rita Coolidge) perform just about a half a dozen of their “greatest” hits.
Once you start hearing Hawkins’ hits repeated over and over again (especially the dreadful “Low Die”), you really just wish an avalanche would come rushing down the mountainside covering the entire band and all of the film’s players—putting an end to this movie manure. Copper Mountain honestly should not even be considered a motion picture, but rather a live DVD for the Ronnie Hawkins’ band.
Copper Mountain is the absolute epitome of cinematic sewage. It is one big incoherent mess that attempts to survive exclusively on a few of the twenty-one-year-old Jim Carrey’s impressive impressions along with the music of a washed-up cowboy and his has-been Hawks. If this movie (that is more like a long commercial) actually had a workable plot and was even somewhat organized, it would quite possibly have the potential to move up a rung or two on the ladder, but it doesn’t. Instead, Copper Mountain is a wipe out from beginning to end. You’d be better off spending an hour of your life watching fresh paint dry. Seriously, take my advice. Don't go near Copper Mountain; it is an overall piss-poor experience, and its snow is yellow. (zero stars out of ****)
Article comments
1 - Phillip Winn
Ouch!
2 - Jeff Blake
Tis true, this movie is not worth the dvd/vhs it was recorded on. The only amuusing parts is Jim Carrey's impressions, which you could just as easily find in some of his old stand up comedy tapes. I didn't really dig the soundtrack either. Altogether, this was a difficult to watch film, and it wasn't because of some life changing or thought provoking footage. The only thought that provokes the viewer really, is: Why am I watching this?
3 - Ben
ANybody know the name of the intro song
That starts "I know a place on the other side" and mentions COlorado
4 - Ryan WIll
I loved this movie...I would have paid full dvd price to own a copy and think others should do the same. Carrey is amazing and the scenery and songs are as well.
5 - David Jay
My friend and i borrowed this movie a few weeks ago, took it back to my place and watched about 30 minutes of it then turned it off. My friend went back to the video store, demanded his money back and cancelled his membership. This movie is utter sewage! There is no story, theres no script, and the acting is appalling. I would gladly compare this movie to hot, moist cow *****!!! I can't believe that a movie company would approve of this! On the positive side if you want to clear your house of unwanted guests then put this on. I have never felt such an urge to commit suicide after watching this film.
6 - Sebastian
"Copper Mountain is the absolute epitome of cinematic sewage" couldn't have said it better myself. 0 out of 5
7 - Tony
This movie is wrong...soo wrong
8 - Zarko Acimovic
I disagree in any way with you Brandon. This is one of the best movies I have seen lately. It's composed out of several stories that mix up in perfect "melange a trois". I loved Hawkins, and I definitely loved Rita and Jim also. This movie promotes all the good sides of American lifestyle. One of the best scenes I saw lately, when Jean Claude Killy goes down the hill, and Rita's song in back - I mean - give me a break - that is good America
9 - Brandon Valentine
Zarko I am glad you found a movie that you love. However, I am not sure how casual skiing, loud winter gear, and Ronnie Hawkins defines American lifestyle. What else have you watched lately to compare this piece of raw sewage to?
10 - Zarko Acimovic
I do admit I have strange taste for movies, I like 12 Monkeys, Fightclub and Copper Mountains at the same time :-))) but this movie is not just skiing... you have two guys, one is doing great with his business and the other is still searching for himself, and still... they are friends, no matter what - I can't remember any movie promoting such friendship !!! And then Rita with those glasses - she's really hot ! And then Jim Carey and his feminine side of personality :-) I just like the spirit of friendship and good mood that comes out through every scene of this movie
11 - Zarko Acimovic
My point of view was strictly subjective in my previous comments - was able to find a lot of reasons why I LIKE this movie. Also my position is not rational one, but emotional. Brandon's point of view is objective and my comments can't really match his. So let me try to change my position to become a rational one. Let's compare Martin Scorsese's Departed movie picture with Copper Mountains. Departed has a STORY that locks you in to the movie, have to be concentrated and focused to each dialog in the movie to stay tuned. The movie is overwhelming and irreversible. Copper Mountains is made of fragments. There is more pluralism and 'democracy' in it. Several stories intertwine in an easy rhythm to become a funny homage to American lifestyle. The movie is not overwhelmed by the story. The narration is not total, we still have "movie pictures", we still have a picture as a mean to say something (incredible Jean Claude Killy, as an example). Also the very story is cut by the Hawkins' and Rita's performance, which completely changes the rhythm of the movie. I re-played the parts with the music lots of times, so I would dare to say that move is reversible and not singular one.