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2007
Toronto International Film Festival: DAY 10
(this
stuff is, for the most part, being written at 3:00 AM,
so if it doesn't make sense, or it's spelled wrong,
there you go)
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Honeydripper - It
would be fair to say that eclectic American indie
writer-director John Sayles has been in a bit of a slump for the
last decade. Only Casa
de los Babys came close to matching the
staggering efforts made in the first half of his career, and
while it’s not as big a misstep as Silver
City, this picture is more evidence of Sayles and
his obvious funk.
Danny
Glover plays the proprietor of a rural Alabama juke-joint that
can barely afford to keep its doors open.
His “Hail Mary” attempt to save the place is a
one-night performance by a legend named Guitar Sam, which will
coincide with cotton harvest time, when everyone’s wallets
will be fat with drinking money.
Very light and quite predictable, especially from a guy
who made fricking Lone Star. Alert for
fans of America’s Next
Top Model: Cycle Two’s Yaya has a decent-sized role, and
doesn’t even embarrass herself.
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