Garden Party (2007)
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10% of critics liked it
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27% of users liked it
(2,354 ratings)
Filmmaker Jason Freeland draws inspiration from the eponymous song for this tale of five lost souls attempting to navigate the treacherous urban landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. April is an ambitious beauty in search of success, but can she learn to get by and keep on her clothes at the same… More Filmmaker Jason Freeland draws inspiration from the eponymous song for this tale of five lost souls attempting to navigate the treacherous urban landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. April is an ambitious beauty in search of success, but can she learn to get by and keep on her clothes at the same time? Sally St. Clair is a sexy realtor with a secret past. She's got a great eye for spotting lost souls, and thrives on giving them direction in life. One of those lost souls is Nathan, her new assistant. Nathan moved to Los Angeles from Nebraska seeking to find success as a dancer, but now most of his time is spent making photocopies for Sally and her clients. One of those clients is Todd, a porn-addicted artist who agrees to help Sally get revenge for a past indiscretion in exchange for her helping him realize his greatest fantasy. Meanwhile, as starry-eyed street musician Sammy moves in with Nathan, the new roommates both have disparate ideas about the direction their relationship is headed, and everyone involved becomes hopelessly ensnared in Sally's kinky entanglements. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jason Freeland
- Written By
- Jason Freeland
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- May 30, 2008 Wide
- Studio
- Lionsgate
Critic Reviews
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Peter Debruge, Variety
Their lives eventually intersect, but in more or less arbitrary ways.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
Slow ride to nowhere.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
A low-rent answer to Robert Altmanā(TM)s Short Cuts.
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Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
If we're meant to take these threads as a tapestry of L.A., then Freeland clearly needs to stop watching Robert Altman DVDs and go outside to see what the real world is actually like.
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David Fear, Time Out New York
There's neither brilliance nor bite to this look at innocence lost. Next time, go Nathanael West, young man.
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Cast
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Vinessa Shaw
as Sally St. Claire
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Willa Holland
as April
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Richard Gunn
as Todd
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Patrick Fischler
as Anthony
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Fiona Dourif
as Becky
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Erik Scott Smith
as Sammy
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Alex Cendese
as Nathan
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Ross Patterson
as Joey
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Christopher Allport
as Davey
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Jeff Newman
as Carlos

