Virginia (2010)

A sheriff sees his state senate bid slide out onto the ice when his daughter begins to date the son of a charming but psychologically disturbed woman with whom the sheriff has engaged in a two-decade-long affair.

Director:

Dustin Lance Black

Writer:

Dustin Lance Black

Stars:

Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Harrison Gilbertson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Connelly	...	Virginia
Ed Harris	...	Richard Tipton
Carrie Preston	...	Betty
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Willie
Harrison Gilbertson	...	Emmett
Kevin Patrick Brown	...	Jerry
Tom Van Howe	...	Sheriff's Patrol Host
Ward Burton	...	Ward Burton
Paul Walter Hauser	...	Dale
Emma Roberts	...	Jessie Tipton
Paul Boocock	...	Teacher
Yeardley Smith	...	Mrs. Whitaker
Toby Jones	...	Max
Michele DeSelms	...	Local Newscaster
Dennis Rauss	...	Governor

Storyline

Virginia is a charming, yet mentally ill mother whose greatest love is her protector and illegitimate son, Emmett. But her longest love belongs to the local-married-Mormon Sheriff, who is running for public office and might very well be Emmett's father. This boardwalk town's well-kept secrets are threatened when Virginia's son begins a romantic relationship with Tipton's daughter. "What's Wrong With Virginia" is a humorous, heartfelt drama that pokes at the American dream as it charges toward a climactic shoot out that begs the question: can a woman like Virginia ever play the part of mom?

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Plot Keywords:

virginia | sheriff | affair | prayer | name in title | 

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Taglines:

The simple life... is rarely simple.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 May 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

What's Wrong with Virginia

Filming Locations:

Holland, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,915 (USA) (18 May 2012)

Gross:

$6,915 (USA) (18 May 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Killer Films, TicTock Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in 6 weeks.

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Soundtracks

"All Things Bright and Beautiful"
Written by William H. Monk
Performed by Higham Ferrers Junior School Choir
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

User Reviews

Great cast. Great acting. Movie was good but I was hoping for better. Depressing but very much worth watching. I say B.

"Dear Lord please let each of us come out of this in one piece." Virginia (Connelly) is a single mother raising her teen son in a small town. She is not sure of who the father is but she has been having an affair with the local married sheriff (Harris) for almost 20 years and wants it to be his. When he announces his run for state senate things begin to get tricky. This is a very hard movie to explain there seems to be a lot of sub plots going on but it is not hard to keep up with them. Connelly plays the character perfect and while she is psychologically disturbed it is not over the top at all and very believable. I enjoyed this but to me this is another example of a movie's cast being better then the movie. This is still very much worth watching and is one of the better indie movies to come out in a long time it is still a little slow. This movie is very emotional though and really runs you through as many as it can before the ending which is great. Overall, great acting really helps this movie out and this is a good movie that is worth watching but not really one you can see over and over. Amanda liked it more then I did but I give it a B.