Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with good ol' Chief Brody Bruce. Now, I had Chiefy tending to the chum line, which was a task. When he was supposed to be putting out his chum markers he'd be distracted by his comic book collection or on his newest rant about kids on escalators, so I sent him off far from the Orca. Well, he wandered into Sundance and found himself watching Steve Buscemi's newest flick (as a director, you know). I believe this is the first word we've had on this film, so let me give the floor to Chief Brody Bruce... just for a moment, mind you. It may be his charter, but it's my vessel!
Hi Harry, Moriarty, Quint and the rest of the gang.
I was able to see Lonesome Jim today up here at Sundance and wanted to send along a review.
I really enjoyed this movie and I have a new respect for you guys. As much as I enjoyed the movie I am finding it extremely difficult to put my thoughts on the movie down into the written word.
The basics:
Directed by Steve (Mr. Pink) Buscemi
Starring Casey (you may have heard of my brother) Affleck and Liv (I really like those Affleck boys) Tyler. With the rest of the cast rounded out by Mary Kay Place, Seymour Cassell, Kevin Corrigan, and Mark Boone Jr.
Now comes to the hard part - how to review a movie like this. I would say it is a drama that manages to be humorous just given the situations that we all find ourselves in in real life.
The synopsis is basically the story about a young man who moves back to his small Indiana hometown after trying to make it New York city and how he copes with his family and his new sort of love interest.
The dialogue in the movie is fantastic and credit for that needs to go to screenwriter and "real life Jim" James C. Strouse. The characters were very well realized and Casey Affleck did outstanding work portraying the very picture of apathy, a man who has crushed his own dreams to avoid being crushed by the inevitable failures that occur in all our lives. The relationship between Jim and Anika (Liv Tyler) was sweet and eventually leads Jim to re-examine his own view on life and what it really means to live it.
Anyway like I said I have newfound respect for what you guys do this isn't as easy as it seems.
So to summarize:
The writing is fantastic - the dialogue and characters feel like real people living in a real world.
The acting was great - most notably Casey Affleck who you really believe has given up on life.
The direction by Steve Buscemi really captures small town life.
If you get a chance go see this movie I don't think you will be disappointed.
If you use this call me
Chief Brody Bruce
