A beautiful film with a beautiful story of friendship, love and having dreams. I really enjoyed watching Agnes Bruckner as the girl lead Audrey who is not sure Dreamland is all that she wants however all that she loves is there: her best friend Calista who is dying from MS and her father Henry who has never gotten over the death of her mother. A talented poet with the dreams of college she feels she is more needed at home for her father and Calista. Then arrives Mookie who she instantly falls for but see's that Calista too feels the same and steps aside because she is her best friend. Great performances from the cast especially John Corbett who I love! Amazing cinematography in this film which just captures the amazing atmosphere of Dreamland. I really recommend.
This film is one of those that sticks with you. It tells the story of Audrey who has the weight of the world on her shoulders, she has a father who is still mourning the death of her mother and a best friend who is dying of M.S. Her dreams of one day going to Uni seem bleak. Then one day, a handsome guy played by Justin Long, called Mookie arrives and both girls fall in love with him. In this situation she must choose between love and loyalty. A sad and well made film about growing up and the things both good and bad that come with it. A must see.
Dreamland... la tierra en la que lo que menos cuentan son los sueños. La historia de una adolescente que posterga su vida por amor a su padre y a su mejor amiga.
I have a hard time believing that the only two girls in a small trailer park are so hot, nice, and okay with living in the middle of nowhere. Not a terrible movie, but not amazing either.
Dreamland is a teen coming-of-age film with a female perspective. Agnes Bruckner is Audrey, a recent high school graduate who's torn between attending one of the many colleges recruiting her, or remaining in the rundown, isolated trailer park to care for her severely depressed father (John Corbett) and her best friend, Calista (Kelli Garner), who's experiencing the early symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis. Nice support from Justin Long, with bit parts for Gina Gershon and Chris Mulkey. Not the best indie flick that I've seen, but certainly not the worst, either.
A movie about choices, friendships, love and life in general... The movie just didn't meet my expectations. The premise was good, but the story and direction didn't make the best of what it was given. John Corbett's character was the most believable and the most touching.
very good performances...kind of slow at the end but beautiful cinematograohy through out, and interesting characters! i've been meaning to see this one for a while a finally got it because they were all out of pans labrynth...but i was completely satisfied
This is an amazing movie, carried by the always watchable Agnes Bruckner. It really is just a cool flick to watch, and the actors earn their paychecks, because everyone (yeah, even Justin Long) plays their parts so well that you don't even think about seeing them in any other characters... great, great movie. Corbett NEEDS AN AWARD DAMMIT!! And I kind of fell in love with Kelli Garner's mouth towards the end. I just wanna kiss her!! It's weird, I know, because I couldn't give two shits about the rest of her body, but I don't give a fuck.
This is a solid and nicely made indie coming-of-age drama that follows the lives of two teenage girls (Agnes Bruckner and Kelli Garner) and their lives living a trailer park called "Dreamland". One day a new guy (Justin Long) moves into their park and they both develop deep feelings for him. Now before you write this film off, this isn't a film about "trailer trash" people. It isn't like it at all because it is much more to it. The performances from are all really good: Bruckner and Garner a both wonderful, Justin Long is also good in a cast-against-type role but the stand-out to me was John Corbett, who is terrific as Bruckner's character's kind-hearted but grieving alcoholic father. The direction is nicely done, the script is solid and the cinematography is beautiful. This is one of those little films that recommend everyone to look out for.
cinta sencilla con cositas de pronto interesantes, lo mas destacable es la fotografia con cuadros en contrapicado para lucir el cielo con un juego de colores y filtros que es alucinante.
"Although Audrey longs to go to college, she spends her days taking care of her f...( read more read more... )ather, who hasn't left home since Audrey's mother died, and her best friend Calista, who dreams of becoming Miss America but is struggling with a life-challenging illness"
A very pretty picture. Pretty cinematography, pretty locations, pretty people. But while it touches on some deep issues, doesn't seem to handle them in a deep way. It ends up just being a pretty, earthy soap opera. The tagline should have been, to borrow a line from the movie, "**** your teenage angst; I'm dying!"
i really enjoyed this moive. i found it captivating, touching, and unique. although the acting wasn't spectacular, it was still good and lent a lot to the plot. all in all, i was moved by Dreamland.
I liked that the story line was about life and choosing where your going for your future but not wanting to leave all your past behind you while pursuing your future.
A flawed film, especially one like this that dares to dream, is ambitious and made with passion can often be as interesting, or more so, than a more traditionally 'good' one. Dreamland is beautifully photographed, the setting, which I've never seen used in a film before, is wonderfully detailed and the performances, for the most part, are very strong. It suffers from a screenplay that is, at times, amateurish and by-the-numbers but is, at other times, brave, insightful, of rarely-seen maturity.
Consider the scene, for example, where Agnes Bruckner and Justin Long meet just before he leaves to Las Vegas. What happens there, and more importantly what does not happen, is indicative of the level of maturity and ambition behind the movie. It is, I feel, the strongest scene in the film: for a while it seems to be heading in one direction but then, very consciously, heads in another, the only direction it could possibly take, all things considered.
Agnes Bruckner is very good in the central role, and only made my crush on her grow. Justin Long does not look like he can play a lick of basketball, but it is nice to see him in a different kind of role, he brings good natured sweetness to the character which is escencial, John Corbetti, as Bruckner's father, is great, and Gina Gershon is very good in a tiny role. Kelli Garner is perhaps the weakest of the bunch, but it is only noticeable in the most emotional sequences, and even then barely so. My crush on her remains undiminished.
The film's flaws begin to show when the screenplay begins to go on auto-pilot. There is a crisis moment (the kind of false crisis the film had, up until this point, very much avoided) and then the plot kicks in. The ending is rushed and even nonesensical. Even so, it manages to work on the most basic of levels because of the strength of the performances, photography, direction and score.
A flawed film, to be sure, but a work of passion. Extremely beautiful to look at, absolutely harmless to sit through and a very good debut from someone who it might be worth keeping an eye on.
indie film about a girl who is extremely intelligent that cannot leave her father, who is a drunk, so that she can go to college. they live in a trailer park called dreamland and truth be told, no one ever wants to leave dreamland.
Was a interesting story good hot location New Mexico desert area for it had lots of plots to follow (was worth a 4 1/2 stars)but since Justin Long did many "Bare Chested" scenes so that makes it a 5.
An amazingly honest film about love that does not play like a Lifetime original drama or a sleazy NC-17 flick. All the characters are strong and developed and the film remains focused without going down roads that most films would take. It's just beautiful to watch.
Dreamland is about a girl trapped in the world around her-- a trailer park called Dreamland. She takes it upon herself to tend to her alcoholic father, who is also trapped in his own way, and her best friend Calista, who is suffereing from MS. Then, a new neighbor moves in and changes everything.
The entire cast is great as far as acting goes, but Justin Long as a UNLV basketball player? No. Maybe Mac can beat PC one-on-one, but there's no way I picture him playing ANY type of ball, much less college ball-- especially when they actually show him awkwardly shooting around, successfully outing him as a non-player. I can't even see this kid playing NBA Live on his XBox 360. And it doesn't help that his character Mookie incessantly drops constant basketball metaphors, as if desperately trying to convince you he's a baller. Because all basketball players do is talk about basketball.
The story is character-heavy, but at times it's hard to discern which character the audience is supposed to follow. Though Audrey (Agnes Bruckner) is billed as the lead, the film often changes focus to another character, taking away from Audrey and the story. All the characters seem like they could be the protagonist of the story, which clutters the film story-wise. In retrospect, it seems that the real main character was Calista.
A decent film, nonetheless. Especially worth watching if you're a fan of Agnes Bruckner, Kelli Garner, or bikinis.
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