Review of Hello Lonesome (2010) by Debra O — 18 Aug 2012

Worth watching. A delightful surprise and view into the human race with all it's joys and sadness.

This review of Hello Lonesome (2010) was written by Debra O on 18 Aug 2012.

Hello Lonesome has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Marshall Fine (1,011) for Hollywood & Fine (854) on 24 May 2011

A tiny independent film (budget: $50,000) that aims high and nearly gets there..Reid does a lot with a little - and has crafted a small beauty…

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By Cynthia H (75) on 14 Oct 2012

I go to bed sad because he's not there,I wake up sad because he's not there.I think people are meant to touch each other…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 26 May 2011

The parts are ultimately greater than the whole, but Adam Reid's offbeat debut suggests a talent worth watching…

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By Mark H (1,764) on 17 Apr 2014

Its a good movie about real people with real needs. The people are weird...like real people. If your under 30 you wont appreciate it…

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By Pat G (92) on 19 Jun 2011

I am giddy for my friends Adam Reid (director), Ted Gannon (score), Scott Rankin (editor) David Gioella and Mark Littman (Producers)…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 26 May 2011

It's a bit scattered, and each of its three stories turns on a bit of a melodrama. It's not perfect. But it does work…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 27 Aug 2012

Six vulnerable and appealing characters on a quest to escape the prison of their loneliness…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 22 Jun 2012

The parts are ultimately greater than the whole, but Adam Reid's offbeat debut suggests a talent worth watching…

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By Kam Williams (1,272) for NewsBlaze (855) on 29 May 2011

Congrats to rookie Reid for crafting such an endlessly-amusing screenplay, for finding the right cast to execute that vision, and for the rest…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 25 May 2011

Adam Reid's smart, poignant trilogy of interwoven vignettes, manages the considerable feat of creating six fully human characters who are quirky…

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