Junebug
Rating = A-
I am surprised at the rating I am
giving to the movie. My attention never wandered as I watched it (my
first criterion for a successful movie), but it seemed awfully
sterile because of its lack of a musical sound track and because
almost all the shots were from a static camera and sometimes quite
long. However, in the days since I saw the movie, I have thought
about it (my second and last criterion for a successful movie) many
times. It is a story of the interactions between a worldly,
passionate couple from Chicago and “god fearing,”
mostly-hide-your-emotions people in a small town in North Carolina.
The man in the couple was from this small town, the couple is
primarily visiting his family, and he tends to revert to kind now
that he is (unwillingly) back home. The woman in the couple tries to
be accepting of her in-laws but, with one ebullient exception, they
find her strange and are unwelcoming. [You may want to stop reading
here.]
In the end, the couple escapes back to Chicago, knowing a little bit more about
each other and before their relationship can be seriously damaged.
[2005-09-19]