2017 Directed by Sean Baker
The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.
Brooklynn Prince Bria Vinaite Willem Dafoe Valeria Cotto Christopher Rivera Mela Murder Caleb Landry Jones Aiden Malik Macon Blair Sabina Friedman-Seitz Karren Karagulian Sandy Kane Carl Bradfield Gary B. Gross Sonya McCarter Josie Olivo Rosa Medina Perez Jasineia Ramos Kit Sullivan Patti Wiley Jason Blackwater Jim R. Coleman Kelly Fitzgerald Krystal Gordon Betty Jeune Joanne Moreno Lauren O'Quinn Edward Pagan Samantha Parisi Show All…
Andrew Duncan Alex Saks Sean Baker Chris Bergoch Kevin Chinoy Francesca Silvestri Shih-Ching Tsou Elayne Schneiderman Schmidt
this is the first time willem dafoe has not looked like the human embodiment of evil he was truly willem dafriend in this
Sean Baker's TANGERINE follow-up is an absolute barn-burner, brimming with life and noise and neglect and an all-timer of a performance by Willem Dafoe. Baker definitely finding his groove... endlessly smart move to flip the script on his breakthrough and apply the same energy to a gorgeously shot 35mm slice of Americana that reeks of POST TENEBRAS LUX for a reason. A movingly episodic story of the "missing homeless" living week-to-week in a godawful motel just outside of the Magic Kingdom, the film builds a remarkably comprehensive portrait of life on the margins - and the systems & cycles that keep people there.
american honey jr
(but i also don’t wanna minimize this with a joke because??? it made me feel every emotion at once for a full 115 minutes)
literal magic, blends american honey and sean bakers previous project tangerine in the most enchanting and immersive way possible. i can’t say anything else that hasn’t already been said, but i truly feel like a kid again.
the most American
film of the decade??
I've been transformed
back into a small child.
I so badly wanted to give this a 4.5 upon re-watch, but there's just something missing in that middle stretch that prevents a bumping of the rating. Still easily one of my favorites of 2017, and I'd like to touch upon a few additional things I really appreciated:
1. I really love the camerawork, especially as it relates to the interaction between the kids' world and the adults' world. There are several moments where Baker and Zabe choose to shoot the kids' heads from behind as a conflict plays out immediately in front of them, e.g. when Scooty watches Halley and Ashley fighting or when Moonee and Jancey walk towards the Child Protective Services people the first time. The heads…
just like sean baker's tangerine, this movie takes on an unconventional approach to capturing the lives of its characters through a perspective that mimics reality. unlike other films, music and monologues aren't used to fill the gap between what makes a movie seem real or fiction. however, a pragmatic plot with subliminal messages drives the movie with a purpose, and it is up to the viewer to decide what lesson they will walk away with
Dafoe’s best performance in a career filled with amazing performances. Wonderfully vibrant color only achieved on Kodak stock and a riveting character study of a little girl’s summer with her poor mess single mother as they are forced to live out of a hotel.
No puedo creer que en menos de dos horas haya sentido completamente felicidad/ calidez y un corazón roto.
La película captó a la perfección la inocencia de la infancia y cómo a veces se viven cosas fuertísimas en esta sin siquiera darnos cuenta.
No me puedo imaginar cómo le hizo el director para que todas las escenas con los niños salieran con tanta espontaneidad. Una cosa es dirigir a un actor adulto, pero otra es esperar a que una niña de 8 años máximo, haga un trabajo tan increíble de manera natural.
La historia fue tan buena que no necesitó de música para crear emoción.
Y el final... casi al final de la película vi que faltaba un minuto para…
you will be locked away for a long time for your crimes
Plotless (which is fine), but pretty lacking in depth. Not much to dig under and find, but a decent painting of an awful parent and her daughter’s oblivious life in poverty.
The ending is genuinely one of the worst I’ve seen in any film in a LONG time—bad enough that I should give this even lower. However, the performances were great and cinematography solid enough. I can’t say I expect to ever return to this one though.
Ok, it's not a bad movie in itself, but these characters are just unbearable for me to watch. It gives me the urge to leave this place as soon as possible, as I would not be able to stand it any longer. Maybe this movie reflects the reality too well and I just do not want to see it.
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