Rory Culkin, Alec Baldwin, Kieran Culkin
"Lymelife", a story about the dark side of suburban paradise and the loss of innocence centers on two deeply troubled, dysfunctional families during the late 1970s. The film revolves around an awkwar...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 22, 2009
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Flixster Reviews (324)
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October 29, 2009sucks to have your town synonymous with a disease. better than Ebola though, I guess.
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September 30, 2009"The American Dream Sucks"
A family unit begins to bow under the pressure of a failing marriage.REVIEW
My favorite part of this movie was a scene where Alec Baldwin and his wife who is played ...( read more) -
September 9, 2009I so wanted and wished I had liked this movie more, because the buzz around it was promising and I've been waiting for it for many months. But I wasn't pleased with it.
I've seen movies like this a million times in the past, and this just doesn't really add up anything. The perf...( read more) -
May 12, 2009The realness of this film captured me, the absurdity of the antagonist really creeped me the hell out. Plus, the creative use of so many reflective surfaces push the film along a symbolic and more meaningful path. Emma Roberts is a surprising jewel alongside Rory Culkin. I'd go s...( read more)
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November 21, 2009The answer to the question on your mind right now : yes, Lymelife is very much the middling Suburban Angst Film its poster and trailer would have you believe, and little else. Its depiction of a two seemingly quietly troubled families nestled in a quietly troubled 70s middle-clas...( read more)
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November 6, 2009Non ho ben capito perché questo film non se lo sia filato nessuno, va beh.
Il solito film che massacra, giustamente, il sogno americano, dolceamaro e con finale aperto (su cui io ho una mia teoria dettata dal mio amore per Alec Baldwin, asd) -
October 31, 2009Real good movie. I don't know how to explain it but there's something about this movie that I just enjoyed a lot, I can't put my finger on it but there's just something about this movie that's very enjoyable. So in a way I can't really understand the mixed reception this film r...( read more)
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October 24, 2009Um filme que põe em causa o sonho americano. Conta a história de duas famílias problemáticas, cuja acção tem lugar no final dos anos setenta nos subúrbios de Long Island, Estados Unidos.
Uma película dos irmãos Martini, produzida por Martin Scorsese.
Critic Reviews
May 8, 2009
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
May 7, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Overall the film feels like The Ice Storm or American Beauty on training wheels, but Martini's next efforts could be well worth watching. full review
May 1, 2009
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
The cast is ferociously good, bringing an edgy unpredictability to familiar scenarios of infidelity, alienation, and betrayal. full review
April 30, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Lymelife doesn't have the sheer power of "The Ice Storm," but it's not just another recycling of suburban angst. By allowing their characters complexity, the Martinis spill open those tiny model homes... full review
April 17, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today
It's a family drama that treads on well-worn middle-class territory but is redeemed by the complexity of the characters and the intriguing ambiguity of their actions. full review
April 13, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
Funny, touching and quite extraordinary dysfuntional family drama. It's what you might get if you merged Little Miss Sunshine with Ordinary People. full review
April 10, 2009
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
Something about the flatness of Culkin's eternally dull expression makes him a difficult character to care about -- a fundamental problem since Scott is meant to be the heart and soul of Martini's sed... full review
April 10, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Martini brews a hazy feeling out of memory and time, a sense of relief and regret in the knowledge that nothing so exotic as ordinary suburban puberty can ever happen to you again. full review
April 6, 2009
Nick Schager, The Screengrab
Authenticity is drowned out by an overarching don't-judge-a-book-by-its-cover message that long ago lost its luster. full review
April 2, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Director and co-writer Derick Martini throws all this drama on a high burner. Even when the drama gets overcooked, Lymelife sends off sparks. full review
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