Casey Affleck, Jack Rovello, Jake La Botz
Jim begrudgingly returns to his hometown in rural Indiana after failing to make it on his own in New York. He soon remembers why he left: a doting but overbearing mother, a distant father, and a depre...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 9, 2006
Stats: 756 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (756)
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August 14, 2008
With it's tragic mess of a title character living in a town filled with losers and weirdos, "Lonesome Jim" certainly sounds like it'll be another one of your run-of-the-mill pretentious indie films about depression. The joy of "Lonesome Jim", however, is that it almost explains h...( read more)
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April 4, 2008
The movie is chock full of tiny lines of great dialogue. Most are not crafted jokes but simply hilarious circumstantially, as when the protagonist comments on the strength of the stoner's weed and - in a casual aside - the stoner says, "Yeah, I put some crack in". Also, our hero ...( read more)
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August 11, 2007
Started out really slow, but gets better as you follow the characters and their deveopment. Totally love Casey Affleck and you can't help but root for Jim, and I enjoyed the dry humour and sweet moments.
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July 15, 2007
Casey Affleck and Liv Tyler are both likeable and give good performances. Which makes it better then other indie flicks that try to pass as oringinal (Eagle Vs. Shark). It's just hard to enjoy a film that takes so much from better flicks. Knowing Steve Buscemi is a lot smarter ...( read more)
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May 16, 2007
Way to go Steve Buscemi, this was a decent film... not exactly my type but Casey Affleck is believable in this character. 3 stars for effort and creativity.
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November 18, 2009
I felt like the experimental film style is what made this movie good. The script is so-so, it got a little predictable and became sort of like Garden State. The acting was mediocre, a lot of the characters were played lazy and bitter rather than depressed. I think the overall mea...( read more)
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November 14, 2009
Vista la locandina bellissima mi aspettavo un film altrettanto bello (si, brava, ragionamento sensato e maturo, applausi grazie!), e invece niente di che, deprimente e noioso, Casey Affleck moscissimo.
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July 24, 2009
It was a really good independent movie. The story was great it was slow very realistic and enough drama to make this movie great. I think that Steve Buscemi is much better as director than actor.
Critic Reviews
The problem is that a little of this minimalist kitchen-sink farce goes a very long way, and after a while Lonesome Jim starts to dry up. full review
It is packed with delightfully silly vignettes that had me squirming in my seat with laughter. full review
A wonderful little movie directed by Steve Buscemi ... [Hi]is humor
flickers through the story like fairy lights on a gray and unpromising
day. full review
[Strouse] has written a forlorn and poetic story, and Buscemi has made it into a movie about taking a deep breath and deciding to stop being a mope. full review
One of those indie excursions to Loserville that lasts an hour and a half but feels longer than Roots. full review
Steve Buscemi paints an honest picture of working class suburbia, where living rooms are covered with shag carpets and Applebees is the best restaurant in town. full review
I can't recall having a better time at a movie about depression. full review
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