Review of Junebug (2005) by Mace F — 05 Mar 2008

I find it hard to articulate exactly what it is about this movie I thought made it so good, but I think it is equal parts a strong cast, particularly Embeth Davidtz; great direction and believable, real to life dialogue.

The storyline is not particularly exciting, but what kept me riveted is the complex relationships between the characters and how well this was expressed by the cast. Even the mundanity of the conservative North Carolina community in which the story unfolds was strongly brought across by interesting use of arbitrary camera shots cleverly interspersed throughout the film.

So well done to Phil Morrison for really good direction and to the cast for superb performances.