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Plot:
A dealer in outsider art threatens the equilibrium of her middle-class in-laws in North Carolina. Madeline is a go-getting art gallery owner from Chicago, recently married to George, a near-perfect So...( read more 
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MCT:September 3, 2008
on the average, this movie was good....dizzy but good...that pregnant girl asked alot of stupid questions....and it was sad, because the pregnant girl lost her baby....very interesting family indeed....
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MCT:August 27, 2008Filled with terrific scenes and strong performances and the director's eye for detail is amazing. You feel that it's not so much what the people say as how they say it. There is a scene that is so pure and moving, when George sings about Jesus calling him home, and how Madeleine looks on in shock, as if seeing her husband for the very first time. Other memorable scenes include Johnny's unexpected reaction when a documentary about meerkats comes on TV, and a poignant moment between George and Ashley in the hospital. Wonderfully honest. A must-see film for any true film fan.
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MCT:August 13, 2008Wierd, really wierd. Other than her buying "art" there's no story line that I saw. It's one of those that you keep watching hoping something was going to happen and DOESN'T.
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MCT:July 24, 2008
Wonderfully honest and quiet character film. How to fall in love with Amy Adams. See her in "Enchanted" too.
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MCT:July 19, 2008Incredibly soulful and perceptive of small town life. It benefits from a second viewing, once you get used to it's purposeful pacing. A joyful Amy Adams gives one of my favorite performances ever.
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MCT:July 12, 2008i was uncomfortable the entire duration of the film. i was also very confused as to why exactly madeline (davidtz) married an incredibly vapid man (nivola); seemingly purely carnal- though he does show some emotion towards the end. actually i thought most of the characters were underwhelming (and somewhat creepy despite their suggested simple, but complex sad existences), but ashley (by adams) was really sweet- and gave a fantastic performance.
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MCT:June 28, 2008
A fine little independent movie about a man introducing his new wife to his family back home. Said family turns out to be quite something, causing plenty of awkward, funny and thoughtful moments. The humor is a subtle one, living off the quirky characters and situations, being the center piece of this movie. It's carried by all around great performances, especially by the wonderful Embeth Davidtz and Amy Adams. In the end the movie takes a somewhat tragic turn, which makes it lose some of its charm, sadly. Still, it's a very special little film and worth checking out for its portrayal of a dysfunctional family and rural American life.
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MCT:June 14, 2008
My mom and I rented this not too long ago. We both seemed to remember that when it first came out it was hailed as an upbeat, feelgood movie. Actually it was anything but. And it was a total waste of the talents of Amy Adams and Benjamin Mackenzie.
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MCT:June 8, 2008Really sad at the end. Amy Adams has come a LONG way since her Cruel Intentions 2 days. What an awesome performance - it sucks that she lost her Oscar to Rachel Weisz. Bitch. Ben McKenzie also gave a good performance, even though his character strikingly resembled his 'Ryan' alter ego from The OC. I think this is the first time I've seen Embeth Davidtz in something since she played Miss Honey in Matilda.
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MCT:May 27, 2008
Boring, and, I'm sorry, but why do I care about any of these people...? oh, great, another film about a bunch of people I can't stand to be around and or relate to their lives, desires and, could care less about... great! sounds like fun! NOT!
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MCT:May 23, 2008
Nothing happened at all. This movie was a complete waste of everything. Its not worth the paper it was written on. There was no story. Completely random. There were a lot of shots of nothing, it could have been half the length. There were times when I thought the DVD was stuck because it was just showing an empty kitchen for a whole minute. Something the lawn, something trees, sometimes the woman across the street just standing on her lawn and staring. And all of this accumulated to nothing. I was just waiting for some sort of resolution or explanation to why I had just watched two hours of regular, boring family life, but nothing happened. It just ended.
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MCT:May 6, 2008
Although the subject matter that this film examines is something that's done very frequently (the "Meet the Parents" scenario), Junebug offers up enough new material that it makes for a unique and memorable piece.
For a first time screenwriter and director, this was extraordinarily impressive. It's subtle, brilliantly detailed, and all of the characters are highly complex. On top of a great script you have one hell of a cast. Amy Adams seems to absolutely light up the screen in everything she appears in... she's certainly a wonderful asset to any film. Her performance is almost over-the-top yet we never see her as fake. Benjamin McKenzie also has a breakout performance as Johnny, who is perhaps the most interesting character in the film. He seems completely unlikable on the surface, yet we never hate him or begin to think he's a bad person. Through little things here and there, we see him as a loving family man with a typical life.
The film is a study of love and couples. The relationship between Johnny and Ashley is certainly the most interesting in the film, and perhaps in some strange way the most sweet. Although Johnny seems to find it impossible to display his affection in anyway, we know damn well that he loves Ashley. The scene with him getting frustrated with the VCR was just as sweet as it was sad. I loved a lot of the little things like that - the film requires patience from the viewer for these developemnts to unfold (unlike your typical Hollywood fare which would turn into melodramatic nonsense that puts the viewer in complete agony and embarassment to watch).
The only thing I didn't like about the film was George's character. Since Johnny, Ashley, and Madeleine seemed to share the majority of the screentime - he was left underdeveloped and fairly uninteresting. Although this was redeemed within the half last hour or so, but I would have liked to see the film delve a bit deeper into the relationship of Madeleine and George than they did.
Very good stuff all around. It's entirely character driven and fairly slow paced so those who expect more from a film may be bored, but this was right up my alley. Complex, heartfelt, character driven, and well paced. -
MCT:April 16, 2008
I'm a little on the line about this one...the movie starts off a little awkwardly and the involvement of a key player in the movie was seriously diminished (Alesandro Nivola's character) though granted it was part of the point as his recently married wife in many respects does not know her husband. Though once the movie gets going, I was really taken by Amy Adams acting and quite amused by the whole rural NC household w/ @sshole for a younger twenty something son living w/ his parents, waiting for his gf (played by Amy Adams, who also lives in the home) to have a baby. This is definitely a quirky indie flick, that does some interesting things with the camera as it drifts from the action occasionally or captures "still life portraits" of the environment, you're left guessing a little about what is really going through the characters' heads sometimes in terms of accepting an outsider, of how the outsider accepts a new family she's married into and ultimately how the characters adapt and grow to new family dynamics. Despite missing something in the way the story was told I thought, not to mention the soundtrack was lackluster, strong performances by Amy Adams and Embeth Davidtz as well as how the film got more cohesive as it went along make if a fairly decent film
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MCT:April 8, 2008
Primoroso filme que mostra a falta de tato que temos para lidar com diversas situações durante a vida.
A mesma sensação de inadequação que tive recentemente com outro filme: "Dans Paris".
Uma estranheza permeia toda a história, mas até as situações mais estapafúrdias parecem reais, como a cena da personagem de Amy Adams deitada sozinha na cama - que dói como uma faca atravessando o peito.
Aliás, a encantadora Amy Adams realmente é o grande destaque do filme e faz parecer injusto ela não ter levado o Oscar de melhor atriz coadjuvante em 2006. -
MCT:April 6, 2008
A peculiar little movie about a family & blending there-of in North Carolina. Just a family story with all the uncomfortableness of trying to be a family. I wasn't totally blown away by this film with the exception of Amy Adams - and she was amazing; unfortunately the rest of this was fair at best.
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MCT:April 3, 2008
A disarmingly sweet little tale
The scenario isn't particularly original but for once, the family history that is so clearly present is not fully explained and I really liked that. So much is said in this film through looks and gestures and body language.
The story is told at a leisurely pace and it's just a pleasure to be around these characters. The cast is a pretty strong one but the clear standout is Amy Adams. She is adorable and she really breaks your heart at the end. She is just so great in this.
All told, this is my type of film, one where not a great deal happens but you become engaged with these characters and wnat to follow them around on their travels. Suffice to say, this is highly recommended. -
MCT:March 24, 2008
There is something about this movie that makes you like it, amy adams is great, you will love her in this movie
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MCT:March 23, 2008
Delightful little indie flick with a strong ensemble cast. Amy Adams steals the movie with her perky lovable performance.
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MCT:March 18, 2008
Amy Adams was fantastic as the naive very pregnant woman... This was my first movie with Adams and I was very impressed with her presence... Very humorous movie... Celia Weston was great as the mother-in-law...
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MCT:March 17, 2008
A heartfelt and humorous depiction of small podunk town life. Director Phil Morrison has a profound understanding of the subtle nuances of his characters and the locations they inhabit. His deliberate pacing and 'slice-of-life' atmosphere gives the film a resemblance to the spiritual and observational work of Robert Bresson, although it's considerably more light hearted. Also, Amy Adams got robbed of her supporting actress oscar in 2005 for her sublime performance in this. "Junebug" is one of the few indie films that is not condescending to salt-of-the-earth working class people and it never mocks the apparent naivete of many places in the American south.
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MCT:March 15, 2008JUNEBUG (2005)
directed by Phil Morrison
starring Embeth Davidtz, Amy Adams, Alessandro NivolaI didnt like it. I didnt hate it but I didnt like it. Junebug is one of those films, there is a few every year, about a dysfunctional family. They are usually off-beat comedies with a heart and a good sense of family. This one has it all but the plot left me bored all the way through.An art dealer wants to convince an old man to publish his work or something. He lives in the South and it would be a good thing if she met him in person. He happens to live in the same town as her husband's family, so they go. She meets them for the first time. There is the mom, the quiet dad, the careless son and his very talkative pregnant girlfriend. Some of them bond with her, some too fast to my taste, and others dont know what to think of her cause they seem to believe she considers herself better cause of her education. Typical stuff.
Of course, the characters are exagerated but they hide some reality behind their life style and way thigns work in the country side. Ive been there and it left me uncomfortable to see the ressemblance. Might be why I didnt like the film that much. Anyways.
Amy Adams gives a terrific performance, she is the soul of this film but thats it. That kid from The O.C. who plays her boyfriend is not really good. Embeth Davidtz in the lead is alright but she is just as annoying as the film is. Alessandro Nivola in the other hand shows some charisma and Scott Wilson as the patriarchal figure is good in his quiet scenes.
Like all films of this genre, there is a heartbreaking moment, well on paper, cause I didnt really care anymore. Maybe it took the film too long to get there and maybe the aftermath of that event felt too long as well. Im not sure, but I know the film was too long for my taste, when in reality its quite short.
Junebug is definately not a bad film, Im sure it can please a lot of people, it simply didnt do it for me.
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MCT:March 14, 2008
Yet another one of those comedy/dramas about a so called dysfunctional family. Not particulary special, but it must be said that Amy Adams's performance is a bit of a stand-out. I must agree with my friend Joe B about it's portrayal of people from the South. Overall, it was an amusing 'slice of life' type movie, but not particularly intriguing or interesting. In some ways it's just a demonstration in typecasting.
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MCT:March 13, 2008
Though the story is simple/basic - newly weds visit his parents for first time together - there was still something about it that engaged me, even though nothing really happened. The characters are all good, Ashley especially, because she is bubbly, bright and infectiously happy. Everyone else is pale in comparison to her, but they still exude charm and pleasant personalities.
Simple yet effective, it's worth a watch. -
MCT:March 5, 2008
I find it hard to articulate exactly what it is about this movie I thought made it so good, but I think it is equal parts a strong cast, particularly Embeth Davidtz; great direction and believable, real to life dialogue. The storyline is not particularly exciting, but what kept me riveted is the complex relationships between the characters and how well this was expressed by the cast. Even the mundanity of the conservative North Carolina community in which the story unfolds was strongly brought across by interesting use of arbitrary camera shots cleverly interspersed throughout the film. So well done to Phil Morrison for really good direction and to the cast for superb performances.
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MCT:March 4, 2008
Amy Adams keeps the whole endeavor from catching a whiff of seen it all before-itis. A wise, observational script, enhanced by Adams' performance keep this from being a typical quirky, dysfunctional family indie dramedy.
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