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
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Flixster Reviews (753)
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August 14, 2008With 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, 2008The 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, 2007Started 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, 2007Casey 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, 2007Way 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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July 24, 2009It 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.
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July 7, 2009Steve Buscemi directs a little gem. Liked the main characters and the movie had a great feel to it.
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June 2, 2009Lets face it, I only watched it cuz Steve Buscemi directed it. But apparently that only proves that just because I like you acting doesn't mean you belong behind the camera. The quality of the shots was very inconsistant, some were fairly good and others looked like home movies o...( read more)
Critic Reviews
May 19, 2006
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
May 5, 2006
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
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
April 13, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
It is packed with delightfully silly vignettes that had me squirming in my seat with laughter. full review
March 31, 2006
Kurt Loder, MTV
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
March 30, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
[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
March 24, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post
One of those indie excursions to Loserville that lasts an hour and a half but feels longer than Roots. full review
March 24, 2006
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
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
March 21, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
I can't recall having a better time at a movie about depression. full review
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July 20, 2008Strangely odd little movie, a depressing comedy drama, lol. But enlightening !. Shoulda been titled "Depressing Jim"...Yikes ! Feed this boy some Prozac. ;-)
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