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  • Actors: Mark Boone, Casey Affleck, Mary Kay Place, Kevin Corrigan, Seymour Cassel
  • Directors: Steve Buscemi
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 18 Aug 2008
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0019GJ4FG
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,623 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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With LONESOME JIM, director Steve Buscemi delivers another low-budget gem about small-town American life. Boasting a fresh script courtesy of James C. Strouse, the film begins when 27-year-old Jim (Casey Affleck) returns to his small Indiana town after having failed to make a dent as a writer in New York City. Depressed beyond comprehension, Jim must contend with his actively suicidal brother (Kevin Corrigan), insane mother (Mary Kay Place), and dangerously clueless uncle (Mark Boone Junior). Along the way, he meets a too-good-to-be-true nurse, Anika (Liv Tyler), and begins coaching his niece's hapless basketball squad. As time passes, the fog threatens to hang around forever, making Jim wonder if returning home might have been the worst mistake of all.


Hilarious in its honesty, tender in its performances, and compassionate in its direction, LONESOME JIM is an example of superior independent filmmaking. Casey Affleck and Liv Tyler deliver especially wonderful performances, giving three-dimensional depth to characters that could potentially have come off as one-note cliches. One can only hope that audiences will see through the low-budget production values and embrace the film's universal themes.

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3.0 out of 5 stars okay, 4 Dec 2008
By Johnnybluetime - See all my reviews
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Steve Buscemi directs Casey Affleck in a part that Steve Buscemi would once have been in. Depressed failed writer returns from New York to live with suicidal brother and bemused mum.After his brother's attempted suicide Jim is forced to work in ther family firm with his ne'er do well drug dealing uncle.Visiting his sick brother he encounters a nurse, Liv Tyler, and they end up having sex.Jim stays depressed. Jim coaches his brother's junior basketball team,bottom of their league, and fails to motivate them.Jim stays depressed.Jim's mum is arrested for drug dealing.Jim knows she is innocent and his uncle guilty, but he does nothing.But stays depressed.

I like Steve Buscemi.I liked Trees Lounge, which he also directed.I like Casey Affleck and Liv Tyler.But overall I found this film too low key and depressing.It just didn't work for me.It's well acted and directed and there are some funny moments, but in the end I wanted to give Affleck a good smack.Playing someone with depression is a heavy load for any actor, but I think if Buscemi himself had played the part he could have pulled it off.He's too old for it now and although on the face of it this role should be perfect for Affleck he lacks Buscemi's quirky kind of charisma and the balance of the film tilts too much towards depressing.

Not bad. Not sorry I watched it.A good enough US indie film, but I think I preferred Wristcutters, a similar film with a similar theme.Either way, I think if you like one you'll like the other.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A downbeat gem that finishes upbeat, 20 Mar 2009
By Peter M (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
Jim is less lonesome than plain miserable. He does everything in lower case. He is left cold by everyone and everything around him, having failed at the only thing he thought had value. The film shows him progressing towards starting to care and finishes in a life-affirming manner. The film releases information slowly, keeping your interest and curiosity, but be warned: Casey Affleck is an understated actor and his character is downbeat and unsympathetic for much of the film. Liv Tyler is also understated, with a role in which she serves to rescue the hero from self-pity, without being particularly fleshed out. Patience and persistence with the film are however well rewarded.
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