Movie #211 "Lonesome Jim" was a slow one. Liv Tyler and Casey Affleck and his brother Kevin Corrigan all seemed to be having a contest on who could be the most boring, laid back, pausey (is that a word?) person in the film! Holy Smokes, it was like watching paint dry. But Mary Kay Place, the mom, was so cute, she made the film somewhat endearing. Dialogue is mumbled, there are long, long pauses, no facial expressions, yep, definitely a slice of life film. So if you hate those, don't go near this one. But it does have that reality thing going for it --- It just went on as if you were looking through a window and watching this family. Another positive is the good ending. Very poignant and fitting.
Average rating: 2.615
I gave it 3 stars, but if I could, I would have given it 2.8
Lonesome Jim
(2005) R
After several failed attempts to make it on his own, 27-year-old Jim (Casey Affleck) decides to move back to Indiana and live with his middle-aged parents (Mary Kay Place and Seymour Cassel) and younger brother (Kevin Corrigan). But just when it seems as if he's destined to regress, he meets a beautiful single mom (Liv Tyler) with a 10-year-old son (Jack Rovello) who thinks he'd make a great dad. Acclaimed character actor Steve Buscemi directs.
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