Movie Monday: Lonesome Jim
Liv Tyler
I stumbled across the Lonesome Jim trailer. If it gets a wide release (or at least a limited release including your city), this might be worth seeing in the movie theater.
I wasn't sure what to think of the film when I saw that Casey Affleck was involved, but then I noticed that Lonesome Jim is directed by Steve Buscemi. I enjoyed Buscemi's Trees Lounge (ten years ago already!) quite a bit. Unfortunately, Buscemi doesn't direct for the big screen that often.
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 depressed older brother whose "accidents" seem suspect at best.
I truly enjoy films like The Myth of Fingerprints, Garden State, and Beautiful Girls. These movies all deal with people returning to their hometowns and quickly noticing that you can't ever really go back home. Of course, the main characters of these movies all quickly realize that old friends and the subtle inherent familiarities all bring plenty of comfort. I'm hoping that Lonesome Jim brings this same quality to the screen.
Check out the Lonesome Jim webpage.
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