Review of Lightning Bug (2004) by Christina C — 01 May 2007

Great movie. the editing job sucked, but once you watch the extra features, it all starts to make sense.

This review of Lightning Bug (2004) was written by Christina C on 01 May 2007.

Lightning Bug has generally received positive reviews.

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A touching story about a small town boy who just wants to get away. Great acting displayed. A personal favourite…

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By Jayson C (26) on 08 Jun 2007

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By Connie H (156) on 16 Aug 2011

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By Jason D (1,490) on 19 Feb 2008

Not a bad little film. (Ironically) A little preachy, but decent performance from a mix of known and unknown actors…

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By Eugene Novikov (936) for Film Blather (908) on 09 Apr 2004

Everything's painted in the broadest of strokes and the autobiographical story never takes on a modicum of authenticity…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 06 Aug 2005

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By *Tea G (21) on 17 Jun 2007

Twists and turns along with revenge made this a good movie. I enjoyed it very much…

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By Larkin R (60) on 05 Jun 2007

A freakin terrific movie. Its very inspiring especially for kids who want to make a career out of the arts of film. Very inspiring and moving…

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By Jean-Paul F (65) on 07 Nov 2007

This puts me to sleep easily. Which is good for an insomniac like myself. It's not annoying, it's not filmed badly, but it's also not very gripping…

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By Shawn-Ray M (203) on 31 May 2008

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