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Evergreen (2004)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:16
Rotten:20
Average Rating:5.7/10
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] sexual content involving teens, and for language
Runtime: 86 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Sep 10, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: A teen coming-of-age drama set in the the Northwestern US, EVERGREEN is a "grass is always greener" story. Henri (Cara Seymour) is a 14-year-old girl whose mom doesn't have much money. Her friend... A teen coming-of-age drama set in the the Northwestern US, EVERGREEN is a "grass is always greener" story. Henri (Cara Seymour) is a 14-year-old girl whose mom doesn't have much money. Her friend Chat (Noah Fleiss), on the other hand, comes from a family that has plenty. Though at first she envies Chat, Henri eventually learns some valuable lessons about appreciating her own situation. [More]
Starring: Cara Seymour, Mary Kay Place, Noah Fleiss, Gary Farmer
Starring: Cara Seymour, Mary Kay Place, Noah Fleiss, Gary Farmer, Lynn Cohen, Bruce Davison
Director: Enid Zentelis
Director: Enid Zentelis
Screenwriter: Enid Zentelis
Producer: Enid Zentelis, Eva Kolodner, Norma Jean Straw
Composer: Patricia Sansone, John Stirrat
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Reviews for Evergreen
For all kind and admirable reasons, Zentelis wants to portray America's working poor, but she only gets deep enough to pity them.
While the film has striking moments, it feels padded with events that seem freighted with narrative weight but end up not mattering at all to the story.
The dialogue is on-the-nose and its lessons are pedestrian, but the film remains a “working poor-trait” of poignancy and grace due to Addie Land's unself-conscious turn.
Newcomer Land is a find, performing with guileless naturalism and resilient dignity.
It's a shame, because this could have been one of those little movies that made you feel so much for a young girl's struggle to find her place - this didn't.
Too bad Zentelis didn't find someone else to write the script, because Evergreen combines all the cliched elements of a season's worth of a WB teen drama.
Although Zentelis doesn't always nail the strange rhythms of real life, she does show that she's on the right track.
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