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Midlothia (2007) is a English movie. Bill Sebastian has directed this movie. James Thomas Gilbert,Jessica McClendon,Erik V. Reeves,Bill Sebastian are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2007. Midlothia (2007) is considered one of the best Drama movie in India and around the world.
After a long night of wandering, Fred wakes up in the middle of nowhere, baked by the Texas sun. Stumbling home, he finds his friends Bill and Duck are none too happy that he missed his own going away party. But something mysterious happened the night before. Fred is ready to tackle his demons and stay in town-to face the mistakes of his life and make them right. Little does he know that his announced departure has created a maelstrom of unrest amongst his friends-a breeding ground for truth. Walking into a hornet's nest of revelations, the friends he thought he knew turn Fred's world upside down. In the wake of this extraordinary day, four life-long friends say the words they've never had the courage to say, and learn truths about themselves and each other that will change the nature of their relationships forever. "It's kind of like therapy, only with guns and booze." A story about finding truth and self-worth by any means necessary, an unusual love rectangle which takes viewers ...
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Midlothia (2007) Reviews
"Independent" need not be "amateurish"
Despite the good reviews others have posted, this movie falls short of a higher rating than the one I offer. The themes of friendship, loyalty, personal direction, and personal aimlessness are interesting. The setting is original and the filming is done rather well (the angles, the lighting, the location). The problem is the acting and the writing. The acting is very amateurish and the story is over written (the dialogue is stilted for the characters and the delivery is continuously rushed by the actors). The director does have a good eye, as the camera angles and the beautiful opening photography engage the viewer, but once the actors open their mouths not even the cinematography can save it.
Great Film.
I saw MIDLOTHIA at the 2007 AFI Dallas International Film Festival. I had the pleasure of working with Director and Star Bill Sebastian a few years back on Irish American Ninja (I was the Irish guy in there) and I was very pleased with the outcome on MIDLOTHIA. I know Bill and the rest of the cast and crew worked hard on this drama and it shows. The movie's topics, such as alcoholism, abortion, faithfulness, among others, was handled expertly by Bill and co. It was a very emotional film about every-day life and the four main leads were terrific. I'd be very surprised if these guys (and gal) didn't go on to bigger projects. As an independent filmmaker myself, I know what goes into making a film, any film and I give top marks to Bill and co. for a terrific heartfelt film.
Midlothia
Embarrassed to say, but I saw this movie twice, and oddly, didn't remember anything about it when I first saw it! However, the second viewing really sunk in and can't say enough about it! The acting was excellent and the narrative introspective and compelling! My only criticism of the story line is that we don;t have enough information on Fred (and Bill) to understand their subsequent reactions to one and another when confronted with certain truths! The ending, although realistic from the point of view of the narrative, left me questioning Fred's true feelings and that sometime down the road, he will have another clarity of thought and revisit his past.
Explosive revelation, classic structure
This film was recommended to me by a friend and I am very grateful to him for pointing it out to me. I loved it. As the story unfolded, I sensed there was something very special about the writing. Some films written directly for the screen are not that well-thought out, but this one, based on the play "Pluck The Day" is very well done. A great script worked in this director's favor. Seeing the world these people inhabited, their assumptions, their fears, their insecurities was so fascinating. It was a window on friendship, on trust, on love and loss. After significant revelations, we find that the most sobering shock is that our lives can no longer continue as they have before, and so, following classic structure, our narrative ends with a departure.
An excellent film which flies under the radar.
Midlothia is a film based upon a play. It has a great deal to admire, and even to ponder and shout about, and very, very few flaws. The setting is achingly rural (set in the south, in Texas, far enough from the Dallas / Ft. Worth area to make any urban or suburban influence seem an impossibility). The genre is a beautiful mix of drama and the comedic. The comedy is never forced, and yet still is genuinely funny, often laugh out-loud funny. The story deals with four young friends who are all stuck in various states of stagnancy, just as they are stuck in Midlothian, Texas -- each for different reasons. When one of these four begins to move toward finally leaving town -- and then wavers in that decision, this becomes the catalyst for a plot which is wholly believable, and which also causes each of them to gradually reveal some awful buried secrets. The unraveling of those secrets will always engage the viewer, and at times will even thrill or frighten -- or threaten to explode into violence. The film is low-budget, but that never seems to have a negative impact, mostly because it may have served to underscore the bleak poverty of the setting. The flaws? Again, there are almost none. The largest may have been due to the source of the story. The film is based on a play, and as such it can tend to be a bit too "dialogue-driven." This can be fixed in adaptation to screenplay, of course, and more care at this stage might have avoided the occasional feeling that we are going to have to sit through four monologues, no matter what... Ironically, though, the fact Midlothia was based on a play also caters to one of its greatest strengths. The fact that most of the real action takes place in one single setting (and oh, what a setting it is!) means that we begin to feel the same sense of claustrophobia and being trapped that all four of these beautiful characters certainly feel. Kudos, to the director. Kudos to all four of the leads -- honesty in acting will always pay off. Kudos to the music. Kudos to whoever art-directed that house / cabin / double-wide. This is another of those indie feature films which is what REAL independent films are all about... film festival acceptance, some well-deserved awards, and sadly, a work which most will never have the opportunity to see at all, simply because it was made outside the system. Track this one down, and see it.