"Lonesome Jim" is a slight, but amusing and occasionally touching, dark comedy about depression and dysfunction that percolates with indie film hipness — right down to the ironically forlorn, harmonica-driven score by pianist and composer Evan Lurie. Director Steve Buscemi, of the bug eyes and twisted teeth, directs "Lonesome Jim" with the same deadpan sensibility and instinct for odd details he brings to his acting. Read the full review
At 28, Jim begrudgingly returns to his hometown in rural Indiana after failing to make it on his own in New York. He soon remembers why he left: a doting but overbearing mother, a distant father and a depressed older brother. Then he meets a woman and becomes the father figure in the eyes of her son.
Director: Steve Buscemi
Starring: Liv Tyler, Casey Affleck, Mary Kay Place, Kevin Corrigan, Seymour Cassel
Run time: 87 minutes
Release date: March 24, 2006
Rating: R for language, some sexuality and drug content.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B
"Fans of Buscemi and his kind of films will find plenty to grin about."
Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
The low-rent production values and low-wattage vibe will put off many viewers, but those who stick it out may find themselves, to their surprise, charmed."
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