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Lake City (2008)

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Reviews Counted:26

Fresh:3

Rotten:23

Average Rating:3.6/10

Consensus: Lake City fails to make use of its accomplished cast, with the story unraveling amid the competing visions of its dual directors.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] R for language and some violence.

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Nov 21, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: In this well-cast drama, the opinion of Thomas Wolfe--you can't go home again--is called into question. Troy Garity (SUNSHINE) stars as a grown man who decides to return to the place he grew up in... In this well-cast drama, the opinion of Thomas Wolfe--you can't go home again--is called into question. Troy Garity (SUNSHINE) stars as a grown man who decides to return to the place he grew up in after he finds himself in a bad situation with a drug dealer. Past wounds still haunt his relationship with his mother (Oscar winner Sissy Spacek), but the two grow closer even as danger threatens them. LAKE CITY also features the talents of Rebecca Romijn, Dave Matthews, Keith Carradine, Colin Ford, and Drea De Matteo. [More]

Starring: Sissy Spacek, Troy Garity, Rebecca Romijn, Dave Matthews

Starring: Sissy Spacek, Troy Garity, Rebecca Romijn, Dave Matthews, Keith Carradine, Colin Ford, Barry Corbin, Drea de Matteo

Director: Hunter Hill, Perry Moore

Director: Hunter Hill, Perry Moore
Screenwriter: Hunter Hill, Perry Moore
Producer: Allison Sarofim, Donna L. Bascom, Mike S. Ryan
Composer: Aaron Zigman
Studio: Screen Media

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Mar 3, 2009

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Added to the general torpidity and twangy tropes of this Southern family drama is the discomfort of watching a natural actor force it.

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11/19/08
Michelle Orange
Michelle Orange
Village Voice
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There is very little wasted motion, to be sure, but also very little real-life like ambience.

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11/19/08
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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As for Sissy Spacek, I can’t think of a sounder role to reflect the unique qualities that make her so special.

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11/18/08
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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Quaintly shot and paced, not unlike Shotgun Stories, but insanely over-written, Lake City dumps on audiences a plot that consists of 500-some-odd puzzle pieces that all come together exactly as you expect.

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11/16/08
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Moore and Hill's script plunges [Sissy] Spacek in a mawkish stew of banality and improbability composed of bits and pieces of earlier roles.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
05/21/08
Ronnie Scheib
Ronnie Scheib
Variety

Contrived and too serious for its own good, it's hard to imagine any distributor loving it so much they want to let the rest of the world see it.

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04/30/08
Katey Rich
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