Come Early Morning (2006)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Joey Lauren Adams

Writer:

Joey Lauren Adams (writer)

Release Date:

31 August 2007 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A 30-something southern woman searches for love, despite the burdens she carries with her.

Plot Keywords:

Bar | Dog | Blonde | Vet | Beer

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Ashley Judd	...	Lucy Fowler
Jason T. Davis	...	Motel Man
Richard Lee Crow	...	Motel Clerk
Laura Prepon	...	Kim
Christine Renee Ward	...	Sue (as Christy Ward)
Candyce Hinkle	...	Doll
Scott Wilson	...	Lowell Fowler
Tim Blake Nelson	...	Uncle Tim
Pat Corley	...	Papa
Diane Ladd	...	Nana
Wally Welch	...	Eli
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Bob
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Cal Percell
Nancy Ellen Mills	...	Michelle
Chuck Borden	...	Man with Michelle

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual situations.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

Arkansas, USA

Company:

Bold Films

Trivia:

Several scenes were filmed in Joey Lauren Adams's maternal grandmother's house in North Little Rock. Her grandmother temporarily relocated to allow for filming.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Lucy comes in the house she is wearing sandals. She begins to take off her sweater. As she enters the next room, finishing removing her sweater, she is now wearing boots.

Quotes:

Doll: You got no say over your heart, Lucy. And if you think you do, you'd best not let yours roam too far.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2006-11-18)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

YA GOTTA LET ME KNOW

more than a film about a drinker who has casual sex

Ashley Judd gives a remarkable performance in this film but there are lots of other reasons to see it. Indeed, the music is very good, and there is a CD soundtrack (I checked Amazon as soon as I came home).

There are many painful moments as an extended and frayed family tries to talk to each other, or avoid it. It's about being stuck in old patterns and being clueless about making changes, no matter how old the people are.

I know one reason the film got local buzz is because it was filmed here, but as someone who hasn't lived in AR long, I was just an average movie goer looking to see Judd in something that was not a highly charged thriller. Ruby in Paradise (1993) was the first time I ever saw her, and that film about how to survive when no matter what you do doesn't seem enough, showed her talent. Come Early Morning evoked the same feelings.

The whole project seems a labor of love, love of real people living ordinary lives and doing the best they can.