Emma Twist is an actress, her father Richard Twist is sick and she leaves Los Angeles for her hometown. Will Donner has loved Emma since they were kids and his parents were killed in a train accident. After his parents died, Will refused to grow up. Will and his brother Jim moved away to live with relatives. He became an unemployed drifter and aimless?? The only thing that didn’t change about him was his undeclared love for neighborhood girl Emma Twist!! For the last few years Will has been where Emma has been, she just didn't know. Will returns to their hometown and determines that he will speak to Emma and tell her how he feels. He is living with his conventional brother Jim, Susan, Jim’s wife and their child. The family seems to adore their uncle because he is the free-spirited silly uncle. Neighbor friend Joe and his family are also happy to put up with Will.
This film is unpredictable and there are some tear jerk moments. For me, it seems like everyone is inside out in this movie, the father is dying but he hurts his wife with his words, Emma's boyfriend is a jerk and it rubs off on her, Will's brother Jim is cruel when he doesn't need to be, Will is arrested for a crime he doesn't know anything about? Maybe this was made for another Earth and not this one?? Also, somehow this film is strangely unaware of its creepiness plus wouldn’t Will be considered to be a stalker?? 2* (I didn't like this movie)
95 min, Drama directed by James Keach and written by Steve Adams with Rachel Bilson, Tom Sturridge, Blythe Danner, Richard Jenkins, Scott Mechlowicz, Nikki Blonsky, Jamie King, Matthew Davis, Richard Gant, Roz Ryan, Richard Gant.
Note: Imdb 6.0 out of 10 with 19,440 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 5% with 19 critics 42% audience with 13,313 reviews, Slant Magazine 1* out of 5* Nick Schager, Metacritic 26 out of 100 (1 positive 3 mixed 10 negative) with 14 critics 6.5 out of 10 with 11 ratings (5 positive 4 mixed 2 negative), dove.org 2* sex, 2* language, 2* violence, 2* drugs, 1* nudity, 2* behavior: man shown: hitchhiking, standing up in a trailer, following a woman all over the country, picking at a woman, lying to police, arrested, Amazon 4* out of 5* with 111 reviews, Letterboxd 2.5* out of 5*.
Special Note: Jamie King plays Will’s sister and she later starred in Hart of Dixie with Rachel Bilson who played Emma. Filming took place in Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah. Shown with a limited theatrical release and played from three to fourteen theaters in a two-week run. Production budget of $5 million and gross $25,517. Definitely not a profit!!
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