Review of Junebug (2005) by Keith — 07 Feb 2006
A lovely and thoughtful film. It demonstrates the complex nature of familial relationships in wonderfully subtle story-telling. It is not a perfect film--the first hour or so contains scenes awkwardly directed and acted (particularly by Davidtz and McKenzie), but the second half is full of quiet revelations.
Adams has garnered much praise and all is deserved. Her performance is so natural and effortless she threatens to steal the whole thing. I look forwad to seeing her career take-off from here. All in all, an excellent movie, full of wonderful moments and much to say about how family histories are permanent and deep-rooted and ongoing.
Not even romantic love can knock the house off its foundation.
This review of Junebug (2005) was written by Keith on 07 Feb 2006.
Junebug has generally received positive reviews.
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