Main Street (2011)

13% of critics liked it
(8 reviews)
9% of users liked it
(1,579 ratings)

Several residents of a small Southern city whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown. In the midst of today's challenging times, each of the colorful citizens of this close-knit North Carolina community, will search for ways to… More Several residents of a small Southern city whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown. In the midst of today's challenging times, each of the colorful citizens of this close-knit North Carolina community, will search for ways to reinvent themselves, their relationships and the very heart of their neighborhood. -- (C) Official Site

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By: John Doyle
Written By: Horton Foote
Genres: Drama

In Theaters: Sep 9, 2011 Limited
On DVD: Nov 15, 2011
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

Critic Reviews

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
With diorama staging and repetitive medium and long shots, stage director turned moviemaker John Doyle creates rigor mortis on film.
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul), St. Paul Pioneer Press
It's not groundbreaking, but it's pleasant enough.
Marshall Fine, Hollywood & Fine
Like a small firecracker that turns out to be a dud..as dead as the city it depicts..Durham ought to sue for libel.
Alison Willmore, Movieline
Main Street is an ensemble drama that functions as a display case for a range of regional drawls, from the authentic to absurd.
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
There's something interesting here at the core of the conflict, but the story is offered so little room to breathe, coming across rushed and undercooked.
Andrew Moraitis, FILMINK (Australia)
This disappointingly suffers from some uninspired direction and a clutch of odd casting choices, which never work.
Craig Mathieson, sbs.com.au
An unreleased movie is like a kind of commodity, one whose value goes up and down depending on the vagaries of circumstance.
Leigh Paatsch, Herald Sun (Australia)
While Main Street does have its merits, the production (which ironically experienced its own share of financial hardships before and after shooting) feels ever so slightly unfinished.

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Sunil J

This is a tough one. Great cast. Great performances. Less than good story. It builds like an actual movie but never goes anywhere. Characters were interesting enough to make it worth checking out though.

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Orlando Bloom
as Harris Parker
Amber Tamblyn
as Mary Saunders
Andrew McCarthy
as Howard Mercer

Colin Firth
as Gus Leroy
Ellen Burstyn
as Georgiana Carr
Patricia Clarkson
as Willa

Main Street (2011)

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