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Junebug (2005)
Uninforming, pretentious film-making
There was just too little story to go on in this film... I'm all for films that don't telegraph every detail and let the audience think things through for itself, but the paucity of storyline and the rather pretentiously "indie" film-making style made this an unpleasant experience.
I just didn't know what the film was trying to tell us. If it was simply juxtaposing the urban and rural characters, it didn't do so in a very interesting way. If it was trying to be satirical or ironic, the satire or irony was lost on me. If it was trying to be a slice-of-life picture, then the either the life or the slice it was showing wasn't one that I really cared about when I left.
The acting was good, but that's just not enough to recommend this film. Incomprehensibility should not be mistaken for depth.
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999)
Wholesome, but a bit boring
The first Shiloh film was enjoyable by adults as well as children. This one starts with about an hour of filler where not much happens, with stilted dialogue; only in the last act is there any significant action that really moves the plot along. The dog is still cute, though, and young kids may enjoy it.