Alex of Venice (2014)

A workaholic attorney is forced to reinvent her life after her husband suddenly leaves.

Director:

Chris Messina

Writers:

Jessica Goldberg, Katie Nehra

Stars:

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Messina, Don Johnson

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Alex
Don Johnson	...	Roger
Reg E. Cathey	...	Walt
Skylar Gaertner	...	Dakota
Chris Messina	...	George
Matthew Del Negro	...	James
Timm Sharp	...	Josh
Derek Luke	...	Frank
Tom Yi	...	Judge Sawyer
Zane Smith	...	Rain Eldenberg
Michael Chernus	...	Trofimov
Will McCormack	...	Lee
Tai Cheadle	...	Mel
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Maureen
Beth Grant	...	Teacher

Storyline

Workaholic attorney, Alex [Winstead] is forced to reinvent her life after her husband suddenly leaves. Now faced with the humdrum and sometimes catastrophic events that permeate the fabric of our lives, Alex discovers both a vulnerability and inner strength she had not yet tapped all while trying to hold together her broken family.

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Plot Keywords:

attorney | beach | spa | f rated | monogamy | 

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Taglines:

Her life is just getting started. Again.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including sexual references, and some drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Алекс из Венеции

Filming Locations:

Venice Beach, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Electric City Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Alex is waiting for a ride to pick her up from the party, she is singing the song "Last Stop" from the band Got a Girl. The lead singer for the band is Mary Elizabeth Winstead who plays Alex.

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Goofs

When the judge rules on Alex's environmental suit he dismisses the case "without prejudice." His actual ruling should have been "with prejudice" since the judge's decision was based on the merits of the case and would preclude the same case from being filed again.

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Quotes

Alex: How am I gonna do without you?

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Soundtracks

Last Stop
Written by Dan Nakamura and Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Performed by Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Courtesy of Bulk Recordings

User Reviews

Uneventful but admirable indie attempt by Chris Messina

Directed by actor Chris Messina, Alex of Venice is highly indie on the scope of indie-ness from the mundane plot to the uneventful conclusion.

Alex of Venice is so indie that its plot can be summarized like something out of a fortune cookie "do not resist the progress when your life takes a turn toward a new beginning." Seriously, Archon is not even trying to be cute in that little blurb. Alex of Venice is about a workaholic female attorney with a stay-at-home husband who must adapt when her husband suddenly chooses to leave the marriage. Not only must she acclimate to the added responsibilities of tending to the issues at home, but she must also adapt if she is to survive with her sanity intact.

Alex of Venice is not a comedy nor is it quirky in the way that indies typically are, it is just a straightforward drama.There is drama incorporated through Alex's work and legal pursuits, drama with her child, drama with her family, her love life and marriage. All in all, Alex's life is a real mess and is handling it surprisingly well considering.

The cast is a medley of producers and writers associated with the film and that translates to a general familial comfort between the cast. None of the characters in Alex of Venice are particularly captivating, and that is with our film critic having a girl crush on the lead in the film Mary Elizabeth Winstead. In a way, Alex of Venice is refreshing because the characters are loud enough to be distinctive but realistic enough to be genuine.

Alex of Venice is as much of a good non-event as you can get. It is all very under developed but not necessarily bad and I'm sure those who knew of it will watch it. But it is just not remarkable enough to recommend.

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