Little Athens (2005)
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40% of critics liked it
(5 reviews) -
32% of users liked it
(1,115 ratings)
The Darwinian plight of a small Arizona town's youthful but aimless population leads to a series of strange confrontations in Lansdown director Tom Zuber's slacker-themed slice of life. While trim-and-tidy outward appearances give Little Athens the illusion of calm tranquility, a look at the… More The Darwinian plight of a small Arizona town's youthful but aimless population leads to a series of strange confrontations in Lansdown director Tom Zuber's slacker-themed slice of life. While trim-and-tidy outward appearances give Little Athens the illusion of calm tranquility, a look at the life of the post-high school populace struggling to make ends meet betrays first impressions. Over the course of 24 hours, a revealing look at the population of Little Athens reveals a paranoid EMS worker named Heather (Erica Leerhsen), whose suspicions that her boyfriend is cheating drive her to drastic measures; a debt-ridden pizza delivery buy named Jimmy (John Patrick Amedori), who has turned to dealing drugs as a means of restoring his financial stability; an STD-infested teen whose boyfriend is itching for revenge; and a pair of pool-cleaning roommates (DJ Qualls and Jorge Garcia) whose fledgling business doesn't turn enough coin to cover the rent. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tom Zuber
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Feb 22, 2006 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 21, 2006
- Studio
- ThinkFilm Inc.
Critic Reviews
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
Athens' biggest failing is not that its story is so commonplace and dull, but that its characters are so underdeveloped that it's difficult to tell them apart
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Eric D. Snider, EricDSnider.com
The danger of telling a story about people who are bored is that it might be boring.
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Josh Bell, Las Vegas Weekly
Much like its characters, the film is aimless and annoying, and doesn't end up anywhere interesting.
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