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'Loggerheads' is meandering, melancholy, hopeful
by Steve Murray

It's a shame that "Loggerheads" — the kind of delicately observed character study that's a welcome alternative to noisy Hollywood product — sometimes moves as slowly as the turtles that give it its title. Writer-director Tim Kirkman's drama features an elegant, haunting structure. It's set in three North Carolina towns on Mother's Day weekend, but in different years: Kure Beach in 1999, Eden in 2000 and Asheville in 2001. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Personal decisions are made in three Southern towns: Mark, a drifter fascinated with loggerhead sea turtles, finds shelter with a local hotel owner; a mother makes a last ditch decision to search for the son she was pressured into giving up for adoption; and a minister's wife confronts her husband, who has enforced a harsh estrangement from their adopted son since they've learned that he's gay.

FILM FACTS ...

Strand Releasing

'Loggerheads'

Director: Tim Kirkman
Starring: Bonnie Hunt, Tess Harper, Kip Pardue, Michael Kelly, Michael Learned
Run time: 101 minutes
Release date: Oct. 14, 2005
Rating: not rated

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READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B-
"Despite a meandering tone, Loggerheads is consistently watchable thanks to committed actors playing recognizable, decent folks just trying to do the right thing — or rectify mistakes of the past."