"Fierce People" uncovers the ultra privileged's lifestyle, through the eyes of a young outsider, as they disregard anyone else's well-being to protect themselves and live life as their own playground without a sense of morality. There is an anthropologic tribe through line that may be seen as misrepresented and may trigger those with references to R, substance abuse, etc. The story is rich with characters and events, as it follows a novel, and is centered around youth and self discovery. The film is well made, and there is some value if you choose to watch it.

Great cast. Not just Diane Lane and Donald Sutherland, but also Anton Yelchin and Chris Evans, Elizabeth Perkins.

Other than respectable performances from Donald Sutherland and Diane Lane, Fierce People, despite a promising premise, really doesn't have much to offer. Instead of spending his summer studying and living with the Iskanani people in the Amazon rainforest, future anthropologist Finn, due to unforeseen circumstances, is forced to spend his time among the wealthy and powerful on a sprawling New Jersey estate. As it turns out, to no one's surprise, the wealthy and powerful are more uncivilized than the Iskananis. And that's the movie in a nutshell. Sadly, this revelation is revealed in the first quarter of the movie, which makes the final ninety minutes a bit of a snooze. The supporting cast is uniformly horrible, especially Anton Yelchin as Finn, and the script of filled with trite and often cringe-worthy dialogue.

Natural Born Killers and Donnie Darko are much more consistent than this random look at some rich psychos. 5/10

The movie is described as a commentary on the wealthy tribe and how "fierce," viscious the uber-wealthy can be, but that's a misnomer, for those of any class has shown similar jealousy and vindictiveness. Certainly the wealthy with their money can enforce it it more broadly with greater impunity, but there's a more important message afoot here: the lure of the security of wealth and how the wealthy can enslave those in economic dire straights or how those without money can end up prostituting themselves for security. Personally, I didn't find much to connect to here. Not my bag. And one last note, the anthropological element was handled with much greater humor and aplomb in Encino Man (now that's an entertaining movie)

I really liked the performances but the story was just ok.

A very 'different' movie, strange but well done. I enjoyed every moment of it!

This is a perfect example of the kind of oddball movie that I would have never watched if it hadn't randomly popped up on Stars one boring Sunday afternoon. Within 15 minutes I was hooked and thoroughly entertained. To be fair and objective, this is a misshapen near-trainwreck of an indie film, but it's got just enough charm and quality acting to be enjoyable in a "WTF am I watching again? When did this come out? Is that Chris Evans?" sort of way. With movies like this one (and I wish I could think of other examples, all I can think of is Clockwatchers with Toni Collette and Parker Posey) alot of the pleasure comes from the surprise of stumbling across a movie you've never heard anything about, starring a slew of names, at a moment in time when your brain is very receptive to being passively entertained.

The beginning of the movie was great and the story idea was wonderful. However towards the end of the movie it became predicable and I wish there was more depth and more struggle between the rich kid and the poor boy. it also seemed as though Diane Lanes character bounced back from her addictions quickly. I feel like she should have struggled more.

This movie is highly under rated. I disagree with the statement, ' Anton Yelchin's smug performance makes the film even harder to agree with'. Most teenagers are smug, so his performance was spot on! It's compelling and the moral at the end is very powerful.

Very very very strange movie.

Cast all around did an amazing job to put the characters in place, but there is something about the movie that just did not work. A little stupid here and there, and somewhat overdramatic. Even so, I think it is watchable.

Fierce People, is a riveting, hilarious, and heartbreaking, peek behind the scenes of a wealthy family with Eclectic, idiosyncratic characters that provide plenty of entertainment. I found it to be a hybrid of Hunter S. Thompson and J.D. Salinger, a compelling-and moving-coming-of-age tale of fear and loathing the rich and twisted. I don't get why Rotten Tomatoes Hates it. Just 24%? Sure There's the part where Captain America rapes Chekov, but hell Obi-Wan has sex with Batman in Velvet Goldmine1998 and Rotten Tomatoes Gave Velvet Goldmine 56%.

Comparing the book & the movie would be a bad thing to do. The actor who played Finn was barely relatable nor convincing. This role would have been far better suited to an actor that could have easily pulled off Finn's vulnerable but mature side. Not someone who looks like a 12 year old. On a happier note I thought that Donald Sutherland suited his role exceptionally. Advice? Don't make a movie from an amazing book if its only going to be only "ok" because this movie was just that.

This movie is hard to rate but worth a watch. The relationship between Anton Yelchin, Donald Sutherland and Diane Lane's characters were the central story and a good one. The anthropology association about the "fierce" tribe for coming of age is really great (and strange that it's original if you think about it) The downside are the side plots, which I understand had to happen to reinforce the movie's message "From bad things come the good" however I knew immediately who the attacker was. Other parts were just kind of thrown in there and not really necessary. I can't decide if the movie at the end chickens out or if it was meant to mean Yelchin's character wouldn't succumb to evil so therefore he would ultimately end up with good (I strongly suspect the latter) ***Spoiler: I do not understand why some people didn't understand the picture at the end. If they'd watched it they'd know that was the original picture that was used for blackmail and how Sutherland gained all of his money. That was not a difficult connection to make and a very good ending in my opinion.

i thought this movie was incredible. it was different, shocking, violent, and you'd never expect these actors together and playing the roles they played. i watched it years ago and it is still one of those movies that i think about.

this movie was very "what the fck"

Good movie. I thought it was going to be funny, and somewhat teenage movie, but it is more than that. Great movie, great acting.

the book was good, but the movie was terrible!

Was really enjoying the quirkiness until it got all serious. BTW, how did Diane Lane kick her habit so quickly?