Excellent, Without a doubt!!

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Blistering performances.

An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father. Where the River Runs Black was a bit interesting but still disappointing, it's storyline is a mix between Tarzan meets Mowgli so it pretty much lacks creativity and that's kind of sad since we're talking for a 1986 film so it's pretty damn old right? The movie also has a very slow pacing that makes it even harder for me to follow it closely and as far as perfomances go? I wasn't emotionaly driven with any of the actors or their characters as a whole, definitely a very big disappointment especially for such an old movie that were talking about. (3/10)

I remember back when I was in sixth grade, we watched "Where the River Runs Black". For about the first half hour to forty-five minutes, you sort of sit there thinking that it's one of those movies that exists only to tug at your emotions. But after that, it turns out to be quite good. It focuses on Lazaro (Alessandro Rabelo), a boy born in the Amazon jungle to an Indian woman and an American missionary who gets killed by a snake. After his mother gets murdered by some thugs, Lazaro gets brought to the city and raised in a church. But then he comes across the man who murdered his mother, and he's ready for revenge. Narrating the movie is Charles Durning as a priest; I'd say that he was born to play the role.Like I said, you have to be patient with this movie. It drags at times, but mostly does a good job. Other cast members include Ajay Naidu (one of the guys in "Office Space"), Peter Horton and Dana Delany.

I have this movie taped from HBO since it was aired in 1987. It is one of my favorite movies. It is beautifully shot in the amazon, the sounds of the jungle add a lot to it also. I really like the story line it has great characters. You really do not see movies made like this except once in 10 years it seems.

I was fourteen years of age when I first saw this film. For me, the experience was magical. I didn't know what this film had that created an aura of mysteriousness and intrigue, but I remember seeing it again a few years later and looking everywhere to purchase a copy.The young boy, Lazarus, has an affinity with the dolphins of the Amazon jungle and it is wonderfully captured in the screenplay. As young actors go, this boy is wonderful as Lazarus. His expressions are true to life and the scenes where he is brought from the wild to adapt to civilisation are naturally brought out. The scene where he is mischievous with his orphan friend under the water tap captures the magical experience of childhood.The scene where his father rows quietly along the river makes you feel as if you're in the boat with him.I think you need to watch this film two or three times to fully appreciate the story it is telling.