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Lonesome Jim

2006, Movie, R, 91 mins

LONESOME JIM
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Actor-turned-director Steve Buscemi's morose, pitch-black comedy revolves — slowly — around a would-be writer who wipes out in New York and retreats to his hometown to lick his wounds in the bosom of the family he can't stand. Sullen, self-pitying, 27-year-old Jim Roush (Casey Affleck) slinks into Goshen, Indiana, after having spent years publishing nothing and scraping by as a dog walker. Mom Sally (Mary Kay Place) welcomes the prodigal with a flurry of hugs and syrupy endea... read more leave a comment
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Jim (Casey Affleck) begrudgingly returns to his hometown in rural Indiana after failing to make it on his own in New York. He soon remembers why he left: a doting but overbearing mother (Mary Kay Place), a distant father (Seymour Cassel), and a depressed older brother (Kevin Corrigan) whose "accidents" seem suspect at best. Jim is soon forced to take on his brother's duties - working at his parent's factory and helping out with his two rambunctious nieces. Crippled by obligations and anxieties, Jim trudges on though every day monotones and the family's collapse after mom is mistakenly taken for a suburban drug smuggler. Almost miraculously, hope springs from his developing relationship with a local nurse (Liv Tyler) and her young son, and Jim slowly learns to move forward without leaving anyone behind. Lonesome Jim is directed by Steve Buscemi and features heartfelt performances by Casey Affleck, Liv Tyler and Mary Kay Place. Steve Buscemi's seamless direction and James C. Strous
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Posted: 7/23/2009
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Failing to make it on his own, 27-year-old Jim moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.
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Length: 01:32:00
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Failing to make it on his own, 27-year-old Jim moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.
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Length: 01:32:00
Posted: 1/28/2009
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Year: 2006
Rated R

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Cast
Casey Affleck: Jim
Liv Tyler: Anika
Mary Kay Place: Sally
Seymour Cassel: Don
Kevin Corrigan: Tim
Jack Rovello: Ben

 

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