Milwaukee, Minnesota

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Milwaukee, Minnesota

R

2003

1h 35m

Drama

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Mentally disabled champion fisher Albert Burroughs grows up under the protection of his possessive mother, Edna, and gentle shopkeeper Sean. When Edna suddenly dies, word of Albert's inheritance and his winnings from fishing tournaments attracts unscrupulous types to his small Wisconsin town, including Jerry James, who claims to be the young man's father. Albert, who's smarter than he appears, must fend off everyone's designs on his money.

Critics Consensus

Well-cast but frustratingly underwhelming, Milwaukee, Minnesota assembles a number of intriguingly unique ingredients that add up to a mostly middling mess.

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Jonathan Curiel

San Francisco Chronicle

Sep 9, 2005

3/4

Memorable enough to warrant another shot at director. This film ends in a way that proves Mindel doesn't rely on cliches to make a statement.

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Allison Benedikt

Chicago Tribune

Sep 8, 2005

1.5/4

Everyone seems to be playing someone else in Allan Mindel's full-of-potential, slight-of-script Milwaukee, Minnesota.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Aug 4, 2005

2.5/5

Most of its cast makes strong impressions, but the plot and motivation don't quite jell, resulting in a minor item that shows its star Troy Garity to good advantage.

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Apr 23, 2019

3/5

The plot is telegraphed so early on that the mystery starts dissolving, and all that is left is for the film to meander towards its ultimately unsatisfying Hollywood ending.

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Eric Monder

Film Journal International

Mar 1, 2007

Contains all the elements of a charmingly offbeat independent film, but somehow those elements never quite gel.

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Film Threat

Dec 6, 2005

3/5

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Nov 22, 2011

I wasn't so sure if this shoestring budget indie film would work storywise and with the acting...but really all held together very well.

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Dec 11, 2010

strange but OK movie

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Aug 25, 2009

More predictable than its makers seem aware, its emotional hooks much too dull to pull us in.

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Apr 27, 2009

Loved the music. Nice to see local scenes in here.

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Mar 6, 2009

The main character is a cross between Rain Man and Forrest Gump. At first I didn't think I was going to buy into his character but really did after a while. I liked this movie. I thought the story was very original and the cast was pretty big for an independent film like this. It was refreshing to see Randy Quaid play a serious role that didn't make him look like a goofball like in Independence Day or Vegas Vacation. I laughed at the brief Josh Brolin appearance, I wonder how he feels about it given his recent stardom. I won't give it away, ok, I will. He was wearing a thong and some sort of garter belt. I am still trying to figure out what the hell that was all about. He was only in the movie for a few minutes, I really wonder how he, of all people, was chosen for that. Bruce Dern was solid as well. This kept my interest for the entire movie which more often than not equals a positive rating from me. If you get a chance you should watch this. All I could think of is this was a mini-Fargo.

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Sep 14, 2008

(** 1/2): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] Nothing really special here. A near-miss.

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Synopsis

Mentally disabled champion fisher Albert Burroughs grows up under the protection of his possessive mother, Edna, and gentle shopkeeper Sean. When Edna suddenly dies, word of Albert's inheritance and his winnings from fishing tournaments attracts unscrupulous types to his small Wisconsin town, including Jerry James, who claims to be the young man's father. Albert, who's smarter than he appears, must fend off everyone's designs on his money.

Director: Allan Mindel
Producer: Michael J. Brody, Jeff Kirshbaum
Screenwriter: Richard Murphy
Distributor: Tartan Films USA
Production Co: Albert & Tuey Productions
Rating: R (Some Violence|Brief Drug Use|Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2003, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jun 3, 2005
Release Date (DVD): Jan 17, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.4K
Runtime: 1h 35m

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