Product Description It's the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community. Review Intimate and affecting... impressive.... absorbing. Demeestere shows acute sensitivity in her understanding of boys and their growing awareness of the world, with its real and imagined menaces. The movie succeeds on its own quiet terms, binding the three parts together with assurance and tonal consistency to cast a lingering spell. --The Hollywood ReporterQuietly impressive. Yosemite pays off in an authenticity that pervades both individual scene rhythms and performances. --VarietyYosemite is a very moving character study of three young boys, and plays as a kind of Stand By Me for a modern generation. --Scene Creek
D**N
James Franco stars in this
I checked out the rental of this and thought that I'd purchase the dvd considering that James Franco stars in the film as well.
M**A
Buy it as a gag gift! Turkey alert!
Serve up mashed potatoes and gravy next to this turkey! A confused train wreck of plot lines introduced that are either completely forgotten or go unresolved. Makes "The Room" look like Citizen Kane. Called Yosemite but the park maybe gets ten minutes of screen time, if that.James Franco, it is time for rehab, my friend!
R**E
wondered what James Franco did with this role
unique story about coming of age, etc.
D**M
Two Stars
This was probably a good movie but it just wasn't for me.
M**6
I loved this movie
I loved this movie. The stories are challenging and rewarding. The cinematography is gorgeous. And the acting is terrific--and I'm usually pretty skeptical of movies largely driven by child performers. These kids are amazing. Henry Hopper is amazing in this movie. Do yourself a favor and let yourself be challenged by this film!
C**L
I've never said anything negative about Yosemite before, until I saw this movie...
Ugh...I was so disappointed in this movie. I lived in Oakhurst, CA, just south of Yosemite for the best seven years of my life, and when I saw the title, I had to watch the movie.Bad acting, and the plot just didn't go anywhere. Just when you think it is building up to something, nothing happens. The ending was as anticlimactic as anticlimactic can get, leaving you wondering what the whole purpose of the movie was about, just depressing.The best part of the movie was seeing the trees. Forgetting about the failed plot right now, the movie could have been stronger just by showcasing Yosemite's beauty, but it fails to do that, too.
M**S
Five Stars
Good story, well told, and great production values.
C**R
Waste of time and money!
One of those movies that leaves you saying..."what in the world just happened"? and "well, there went an hour and a half of my life that I will never get back". Waste of time and money. This movie made no sense. No real story line and has nothing at all to do with "Yosemite", or James Franco for that matter. He shows up for about the first 10 minutes of the movie and then you never see him again. This movie was the among the worst I have ever seen.
