Lymelife R
The American Dream Sucks
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 33 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 22, 2009
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Screen Media
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Rory Culkin, Emma Roberts, Kieran Culkin, Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy & Timothy Hutton | |
Performer: | Cynthia Nixon & Adam Scarimbolo | |
Directed by | Derick Martini | |
Edited by | Derick Martini, Steven Martini & Mark Yoshikawa | |
Screenwriting by | Steven Martini & Derick Martini | |
Composition by | Steven Martini | |
Produced by | Steven Martini, Michelle Tayler, Barbara De Fina, Jon Cornick, Alec Baldwin & Angela Somerville | |
Director of Photography: | Frank Godwin | |
Executive Production by | Martin Scorsese & Leonard Loventhal |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 8/10 --
[A] fine chronicle of disaffection, dissolution and lust on Long Island in the 1970s.
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Movieline
Rating: 3/5 --
Derivative it may be, but this is a well-directed, well-rounded drama.
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Guardian
Rating: 3/5 --
A slight feeling of déjà vu pervades its depiction of unhappy families. But it has a tender heart, and the imprimatur of Martin Scorsese as executive producer.
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Independent (UK)
Rating: 3/4 --
The rest of the cast is splendid, including Alec Baldwin, a long way from the network executive on the TV sitcom 30 Rock.
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San Diego Union-Tribune
Rating: 3/4 --
At no point did I feel bored or condescended to, and even though the ending may be overwrought, it had me gripping my chair.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Rating: 3/5 --
Solid, but forgettable.
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Time Out
Lymelife captures the look and feel of a very specific era in American life.
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KPBS.org
Product Description:
Rory Culkin (MEAN CREEK) stars in the coming-of-age drama LYMELIFE. Set in 1970s Long Island, the film has a WONDER YEARS feel with its friendly spats between brothers and a major crush on the all-American girl next door. As 15-year-old Scott, Culkin shares the screen with real-life brother Kieran Culkin, whose character, Jimmy, is just returning home on a break from the army. While Scott pines for his best friend, Adrianna (Emma Roberts), his family slowly unravels all around him. Alec Baldwin delivers a predictably solid performance as Scott’s meandering, sometimes heartless dad, but this role feels quite similar to ones we’ve seen him play in the past. Jill Hennessy is well-cast as Scott’s weary mother, as are Cynthia Nixon playing against type as a ditzy housewife, and Timothy Hutton as her Lyme-diseased husband. While their parents sloppily mess their way through the world of marriage and affairs, Scott and Adrianna explore a more genuine kind of romance.
It is the young cast members who really shine, with Rory Culkin driving the film's emotional core. More than five years since starring in IGBY GOES DOWN, Kieran Culkin shows a new maturity here. The real-life brothers display true chemistry (thanks in part to on-screen improvisation), and Roberts is charming as Adrianna. The joint effort of brothers Derick and Steven Martini, LYMELIFE was penned, directed, and produced by the brother pair, who wrote the script about their own teen years. Artful cinematography and a classic soundtrack come together in capturing the easily lost wonder of youth.
It is the young cast members who really shine, with Rory Culkin driving the film's emotional core. More than five years since starring in IGBY GOES DOWN, Kieran Culkin shows a new maturity here. The real-life brothers display true chemistry (thanks in part to on-screen improvisation), and Roberts is charming as Adrianna. The joint effort of brothers Derick and Steven Martini, LYMELIFE was penned, directed, and produced by the brother pair, who wrote the script about their own teen years. Artful cinematography and a classic soundtrack come together in capturing the easily lost wonder of youth.
Product Description:
Set in the late 70's, seen through the innocent eyes of a fifteen year old boy, SCOTT, "Lymelife" is a unique take on the dangers of the American Dream. This funny, sad, violent and sometimes tragic look at first love, family dynamics and divorce weaves an intricate tapestry of American life during a time of drastic economic and emotional change.
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- Sales Rank: 45,229
- UPC: 025192027475
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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