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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:10
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.3/10
Synopsis: Eighteen-year-old Audrey lives in Dreamland, a small cluster of mobile homes located somewhere in the middle of the vast, dusty desert of New Mexico. This tiny, sun-drenched oasis is also home to... [More]
Starring: Agnes Bruckner, Kelli Garner, Justin Long, Chris Mulkey
Director: Jason Matzner
As the mother of a preteen daughter who has dragged me to a number of teen movies, I was captivated by this strange mutant of a movie. There is skill here, and some poignant scenes that stayed with me, including a first kiss scene that's one of the bette
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The cast is solid, the characters fascinating, the direction notable, the story shaky.
...there's little doubt that the film heralds the arrival of a promising new director.
a long way to go for such a tepid lesson
The performances are all fine, with Bruckner and Corbett the standouts as a parent and child with roles reversed after a death in the family.
The filmmakers were clearly not interested in the ending but in exploring the characters and the situation, and they do that with sophistication and genuine feeling, both for the people and the environment.
As swoony and verbose and serious as an adolescent's journal entry.
The awe-inspiring New Mexico scenery and light and the performance of lead actress Agnes Bruckner lift this teen drama above the usual fare.
The gossamer spell is undone when the script topples into melodrama and then a too-tidy resolution.
An atmospheric ensemble piece boasting several richly portrayed characters.
After all the put-upon jokes about trailer trash, finally here is a place where the terminology of community really defines itself.
Despite some sketchy story elements, much of it is pretty intoxicating -- that is, until the unambiguous life lessons bring pic down to earth with an earnest splat.
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