Aided and abetted by a
wonderful cast
, director
Phil Morrison
transforms
familiar material
into an
understated
and
resonant comedy
-
Junebug
is a quiet journey into the heartland, and the
heart
. Brimming with
bright dialogue
,
complex characters
and moments of
sheer aching sweetness
, it's Chekhov with a side of red-eye gravy.
Phil Morrison
, who collaborated with
screenwriter Angus MacLachlan
for his acclaimed 1990 short,
Tater Tomater
, joins forces with MacLachlan again for his feature-film debut,
Junebug
. Junebug takes place in rural
North Carolina
.
Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz)
, a sophisticated Chicagoan who owns a gallery devoted to "
outsider art
," goes south in an effort to woo an
eccentric painter (Frank Hoyt Taylor)
to her gallery. She brings along her husband,
George (Alessandro Nivola)
, a native of the area, and
the couple stays with his family.
Peg (Celia Weston)
, George's mother, gives Madeleine a rather chilly greeting, and seems to think she's a poor match for her eldest son, while his father,
Eugene (Scott Wilson)
, is a bit more welcoming, in his quiet way. George's younger brother,
Johnny (Ben McKenzie)
, is still living at home with his very pregnant wife,
Ashley (Amy Adams)
, and seems to feel nothing but resentment for George. For her part, Ashley is a gregarious young woman, and she's immediately smitten with her "new sister." Junebug was selected by the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center for inclusion in the 2005 edition of New Directors/New Films.
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