Loggerheads (2005)

74% of critics liked it
(46 reviews)
36% of users liked it
(13,092 ratings)

Tim Kirkman wrote and directed Loggerheads, a film that follows three different storylines that all transpire over the course of a Mother's Day weekend, but take place at different times. One of the stories features a man who arrives in a coastal North Carolina town in order to preserve turtles that… More Tim Kirkman wrote and directed Loggerheads, a film that follows three different storylines that all transpire over the course of a Mother's Day weekend, but take place at different times. One of the stories features a man who arrives in a coastal North Carolina town in order to preserve turtles that are endangered. He becomes involved with a local businessman and must decide where he feels in his heart that he belongs. A second story concerns a woman who begins to feel her small-town changing in ways that frighten her. She must face these changing social realities while constantly listening to the speeches of her minister husband. The third storyline involves a woman who intends to spend the weekend celebrating the holiday with her own mother while also attempting to make contact with the child she gave up for adoption years before. Loggerheads was a selection at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Tim Kirkman
Written By: Tim Kirkman
Genres: Drama, Romance, Art House & International

In Theaters: Jan 21, 2005 Wide
On DVD: Mar 21, 2006
Studio: Strand Releasing

Critic Reviews

Sean Means, Film.com
The dramatic tension is nil. But the performances, particularly by Hunt (in a non-comedic role, for a change), are worth a look.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
... an understated and heartfelt story, superbly acted, with a strong sense of people and place.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Despite a meandering tone, Loggerheads is consistently watchable thanks to committed actors playing recognizable, decent folks just trying to do the right thing -- or rectify mistakes of the past.
Michael Booth, Denver Post
This quiet community and family drama set on the North Carolina shore offers a bighearted outlook on how to absorb change and defeat.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Slow, unadorned, compassionate, and earnest, Loggerheads is a low-fi throwback to the independent films of the 1980s and '90s -- heartland miniatures hewn from plainspoken lives.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Loggerheads has the best qualities of independent filmmaking.
Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com
the kind of movie that makes you feel more like an eavesdropper than a viewer
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
"Loggerheads" is like a person who never raises her voice, yet somehow you know to pay attention to every word she says.
Phoebe Flowers, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The movie could have benefited from a lighter touch ...
Steve Schneider, Orlando Weekly
The movie weaves flawless performances by Bonnie Hunt, Chris Sarandon, Michael Learned and others into a mesmerizing tapestry of familial yearning and loss.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
... if you can shake out some of the chafing bits of sand that weigh down Loggerheads, you'll find a heartfelt story about people coming to terms with irrevocable loss.
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
The film is very smart in recognizing that being gay is about a lot more than whom you sleep with.
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
You're in deep.
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, TheMovieChicks.com
The stories unfold at about the speed of a turtle slowing crawling across the sand, but eventually you get the whole picture and it becomes a moving story of love and redemption.
David Elliott, San Diego Union-Tribune
A chamber piece of subtle touches, finely acted, the movie has time jumps that are a little confusing.