A.J. Buckley, Agnes Bruckner, David Strathairn
A breakout hit at the Sundance Film Festival, Blue Car tells the story of 18-year-old Meg (Agnes Bruckner), who--while coping with her disturbed younger sister and her angry mother--finds a ref...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 14, 2003
Stats: 108 reviews
Okay, so are all English teachers this, uh, disturb . . ed . . . ing? Let us hope not. Yikes! David, you are well-done creepy here, buddy. Yes, quite an unsettling performance from David Strathairn as the, uh, overly supportive English teacher. No doubt, however, that this i...( read more)
Blue car has no symbolic story and in other ways too it's not complex. There are many happenings and simple straight told points. I think it's boring!
I guess this movie was to help set me up for the mood of The Road and The Lovely Bones. I found this filmmakers later film The Dead Girl somewhat fascinating in its real take of a dark tone and ability to craft the performances of so many people, unless she just got lucky and eve...( read more)
As intriguing as it is disturbing, with a heavy-handed yet poetic script. Agnes Bruckner is an incredible talent, I'm amazed that she isn't famous yet. David Strathairn, always reliable, plays a brilliantly complex character you can't decide whether to like or not. Karen Moncrief...( read more)
I've been looking for this movie for three years now. The dramic rebellous teen films are so realistic nowadays.
This is a pretty sad movie, really. I think Agnes Bruckner is great in this, as the "troubled" young girl Meg. David Strathairn, who played the slightly creepy teacher, also did a fantastic job. I really believed the characters and the emotions they portrayed. A moving movie.
What an amazing directorial debut form Karen Moncrieff.
Agnes Bruckner gives a phenomenal performance as does David Strathairn.
The story is simple but at the same time filled with incredible nuances and depth.
After watching this film and "The Dead Girl" I am a Moncrieff f...( read more)
I thought this was a really good movie, but it was so sad, really sad. Agnes Bruckner (The Woods) owns this film, she's fantastic as Meg. Margaret Colin was pretty good as the mother, she was even a little creepy at times, not an easy role but she pulled it off quite well. David ...( read more)
A coming-of-age tale acted with such honesty, and directed with such quiet understanding of its troubled characters, that its nearly unrelenting grimness takes on a poetic quality. full review
The movie unfolds, wobbling between scenes that feel fresh and genuine and others that feel seriously overfreighted with ethical judgments. full review
Has the feel of a novel in which the characters linger in one's memory well after the book has been read. full review
Strathairn works miracles by finding the humanity in a deeply flawed man. And Bruckner is an amazement, piercing the heart without begging for sympathy. full review
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