Luminous Motion (1998)
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 14
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 7
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Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 2
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Average Rating: 3/5
User Ratings: 31
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Bette Gordon, who made her directorial debut in 1983 with Variety, returned 15 years later with this adaptation of Scott Bradfield's novel The History of Luminous Motion about an alcoholic mother. "Only two things mattered to me -- being with my mom and being in motion," says ten-year-old Phillip (Eric Lloyd), who teaches himself physics and biology as he's driven about by his mother Margaret (Deborah Kara Unger). After a car crash, they settle down with Hackensack hardware store owner Pedro
May 19, 2000 Limited
Oct 9, 2001
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Cast
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Eric Lloyd
Phillip -
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Terry Kinney
Pedro -
Jamey Sheridan
Dad -
James Berland
Rodney -
Paz de la Huerta
Beatrice -
June Stein
Ethel -
Bruce MacVittie
Norman
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All Critics (17) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (7) | DVD (3)
It plays like a strange nightmarish odyssey...
The film itself makes the DVD worth at least a rental, and I recommend it to you as such.
Evidence in how smart editing, a decent score, and clever cinematography can bolster a subpar script.
Dripping with excess, the neurotic implications are not new, just overwrought.
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