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Lake City

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On the run, a young man goes to his childhood home, the one place on Earth he does not want to be.
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Lake City fails to make use of its accomplished cast, with the story unraveling amid the competing visions of its dual directors.

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David Fear Time Out Rated: 1/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Sam Adams Los Angeles Times A convoluted, discombobulated take on a small-town drama, Lake City shifts gears so often it never gets out of the driveway. Rated: 1/5 Dec 5, 2008 Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle With all the high-profile movies blasting into theaters at this time of year, Lake City will probably get lost in the shuffle. That won't be a tragedy. Rated: 2/4 Dec 5, 2008 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...ultimately establishes itself as a compelling little drama... Rated: 3/4 Mar 6, 2009 Full Review Paul Brenner Filmcritic.com It is phony, manipulative films like this that make people line up for Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Rated: 1/5 Feb 22, 2009 Full Review Bill White Seattle Post-Intelligencer When Hill and Moore leave story and characters behind to veer off into suspenseless chases through cornfields, one wonders if the era of earnest American drama may be coming to a close. Rated: C+ Dec 12, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Movie Info is incorrect. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member 2013-07-23 very well acted. but writeup above is bogus. Hope isn't Billy's wife, just an ex fling who had his kid years ago and just told him a few days ago. and the mother and son don't join forces for the purpose of saving the house - that isn't a plot factor at all. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member i love it i thought it was wonderful and i love Sissy Spacek's Performance vary much!!!!!!!=D Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Well, Dave Matthews is cast as a tough drug dealer, and Rebecca Romijn is a sheriff. And that's just the beginning of the problems with this "film". Troy Garity sucks so hard that he makes Nicolas Cage look talented! And his character in one scene needs help refilling his brake fluid, and in a later scene he takes apart his car engine and then puts it back together! Some fast learner he is! The "story" moves along so slowly that I literally felt drugged, though I've been sober over 7 1/2 years. Re naming this "Lake Shitty" would be a promotion! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member great all star cast bring this 2 life Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member A story utterly devoid of originality...Troy Garity the Black sheep of the family on the run from drug dealers goes back home to hide out and ends up dealing with the long ago 'family tragedy' that he accidently killed his kid brother how many fucking times have we seen this plot..the only upside is Dave Mahews dies. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis On the run, a young man goes to his childhood home, the one place on Earth he does not want to be.
Director
Hunter Hill, Perry Moore
Producer
Donna L. Bascom, Mike S. Ryan
Screenwriter
Hunter Hill, Perry Moore
Production Co
Mark Johnson
Rating
R (Language|Some Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 9, 2009
Runtime
1h 32m
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