Contains all the elements of a charmingly offbeat independent film, but somehow those elements never quite gel.
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Milwaukee, Minnesota (2005)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:13
Rotten:20
Average Rating:5.1/10
Theatrical Release:Jun 3, 2005 Limited
Synopsis: Troy Garrity shines as the mentally challenged Albert Burroughs in Allan Mindel's debut feature film, MILWAUKEE, MINNESOTA. Set in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the well-written tale centers on... [More]
Starring: Troy Garrity, Alison Folland, Randy Quaid, Bruce Dern
Director: Allan Mindel
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09/26/05
Garity doesn't break any new Rainman ground here, but Allan Mindel's film has a nice sense of place, and Richard Murphy's script has lots of low-key surprises.
09/16/05
Memorable enough to warrant another shot at director. This film ends in a way that proves Mindel doesn't rely on cliches to make a statement.
09/09/05
Top CriticEveryone seems to be playing someone else in Allan Mindel's full-of-potential, slight-of-script Milwaukee, Minnesota.
09/08/05
Top CriticA weird but tasty slice of Midwestern noir.
08/12/05
Most of its cast makes strong impressions, but the plot and motivation don't quite jell, resulting in a minor item that shows its star Troy Garity to good advantage.
08/04/05
Top CriticMore predictable than its makers seem aware, its emotional hooks much too dull to pull us in.
08/04/05
Two miscast actors provide all the annoyance the public can take.
06/18/05
A strange, compelling film, with Mr. Garity as a likeable, winning centerpiece.
06/07/05
Top CriticMilwaukee, Minnesota is familiar but manages to be unique in flourishes that come when you least expect them.
06/05/05
An odd movie that wears its idiosyncrasies poorly.
06/04/05
From the outset, the movie bumbles into genre territory inhabited by superior specimens
06/03/05
Allan Mindel is too taken with a Midwestern strain of weirdos who flounder in ramshackle houses, no-tell hotels and depressing juke joints.
06/03/05
Top CriticAllan Mindel's directing debut gives off the smug air of hipsters at play, making it hard to care what happens to any of its lost souls and inept opportunists.
06/03/05
Solid acting by a cast headed by Troy Garity -- and striking cinematography by Bernd Heinl -- helps redeem Allan Mindel's never-quite-believable crime drama Milwaukee, Minnesota.
06/03/05
Top CriticWhy do filmmakers persist in believing that we want to watch actors pretend to be mentally challenged?
06/03/05
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