Junebug on DVD (2005)

Alot more than just amy adams

A customer from Monmouth, UK , 25/07/2006

This film is a wonderful rarity - a moving indie film about smalltown life that doesnt revolve around the destruction of harmony by an 'outsider'. The writing, directing and performances are so intelligently executed. It follows the story of a dealer in 'outsider' art going to meet her north carolina in-laws. her artistic background means that whilst being a city slicker, she is used to observing what she doesnt understand and instead of seeing the smalltown way of life as 'wrong' and city 'right' and the eventual corruption of smalltown life to city complexities as we would expect from such a film, the art dealer, madeleine invites us to stand by her as she absorbs the dynamics of the characters without trying to change their ways - without trying to alter the simultaneous pain and harmony that resides in each of them. brilliant film, brilliantly acted. amy adams deserved the oscar nomination and the film deserves similar acclaim for being brave enough to try and show the emotional complexities of a life that we see as out of fashion and backward in many ways.

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Cute oddball indie movie

A customer from Nick, Ramsgate, Kent , 12/04/2006

I love this film. Its sweet, funny, compelling, light hearted. A cracking indie flick with a brilliant cast. Highly recommended!

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Yawn

Rehan from London , 15/11/2006

While not as horrendously predictable and 'quirky' as most US indie films, this is YET ANOTHER anorexic-city-slicker vs. down-at-home God-fearing semi-retard folks story.

There are a few twists and turns which raise above the worst level, and some of the acting is good; and the setting is certainly, for a UK resident, exotic. But American-Indie directors seem incapable of making clash-of-culture films without resorting to every cliché in the book and, alas, this film is no exception to that dreary category.

In the right (generous) mood it could be seen as entertaining; in the wrong (awake) mood, it just seems interminable.

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An proper indie film

Rob MacGillivray from London, England , 13/01/2007

This movie is everything an indie film should be. The rhythms are very different to standard Hollywood style. Silent empty shots punctuate moments and force you to think about what is going on. In fact, you are made to think quite a lot. The performances are outstanding. A picture well worth seeing to remind ourselves there is more than one way to tell a story on film.

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Junebug

A customer from Sheffield , 25/08/2008

Slow and boring. The main characters don't have anything to offer and leave you feeling cold. Really don't bother

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