Junebug (2005)
Junebug (2005) 7/10
The film is slow in pacing, but provides a quirky, heartfelt look at at southern, religious family and is an acute treatment of the urban and rural divide.
But all that is secondary to Amy Adams. Amy Adams is absolutely freaking awesome. She won the Special Jury Prize for her unforgettable performance at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and is now nominated for the Best Supporting Actress at this year’s Oscar’s. I hope she wins because her role as the hypertalkative girl in a woman’s body is incredible. Superlative.
The rest of the film isn’t quite as good as Amy Adams, and the dysfunctional family is not too different from any other dysfunctional family. Still the film deserves recognition simply for Amy Adams.
