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Loggerheads (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 9

Fresh: 8

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 8.2/10

Consensus: Loggerheads is an understated, quietly moving character study, bolstered by great performances.

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release: Oct 14, 2005 Limited

Synopsis: Shot on location in director Tim Kirkman's home state of North Carolina, LOGGERHEADS is a moving, meditative exploration of love and family, told through three interconnected tales. Mark (Kip Pardue, GLAMORAMA) is a young drifter who... Shot on location in director Tim Kirkman's home state of North Carolina, LOGGERHEADS is a moving, meditative exploration of love and family, told through three interconnected tales. Mark (Kip Pardue, GLAMORAMA) is a young drifter who has come to Kure Beach to help save the loggerhead turtles with which he has always been obsessed. Estranged from his adoptive parents, whose fundamentalism led them to reject him when they found out he was gay, Mark begins a healing relationship with a kind hotel manager, George (Michael Kelly). Meanwhile, Mark's adoptive mother, Elizabeth (Tess Harper), struggles with her loss, attempting to reconcile her allegiance to her minister husband (Chris Sarandon) with her persistent love for her son. The quiet rebellion that grows in her is superbly and subtly acted, as she forms an alliance with a free-spirited elderly neighbor, Ruth (Ann Pierce). Finally, Mark's real mother, Grace (Bonnie Hunt, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN), has returned home to live with her mother (Michael Learned), still haunted by the child she was forced to give up at 17. While she struggles to find him against the wishes of the adoption agency, she navigates the old wounds that characterize her relationship with her own mother. LOGGERHEADS refreshes with its slow pacing, lack of sensationalism, and portrayal of realistic characters with very real problems. Their search for meaning and joy amidst life's mundanities is a quiet wonder, as is the beautiful location photography. [More]

Starring: Bonnie Hunt, Tess Harper, Michael Kelly, Michael Learned

Starring: Bonnie Hunt, Tess Harper, Michael Kelly, Michael Learned, Kip Pardue, Chris Sarandon, Robin Weigert

Director: Tim Kirkman

Director: Tim Kirkman
Screenwriter: Tim Kirkman
Producer: Gil Holland
Studio: Strand Releasing

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Mar 21, 2006

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Awesome Movie! It threw me off at the end. Sad, but very moving for me.
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(*** 1/2): This film is wonderful. It is showcased by powerful performances with a great interlocking tale of love,... More
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:fresh: :fresh: I got this because I am in love with Michael Kelly of Dawn of the Dead fame. It is three stories wrapped up... More
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