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Something, Anything

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When tragedy shatters a Southern newlywed's plans for domestic bliss, she leaves her husband and begins a journey of self-discovery.

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Sheila O'Malley The Sheila Variations It’s really something, how Harrill pulls this off. Aug 29, 2022 Full Review Justin Chang Variety A delicate study of a young woman extricating herself from the trappings of an outwardly successful life, "Something, Anything" marks a quietly assured feature debut for writer-director Paul Harrill. Jan 13, 2015 Full Review Michał Oleszczyk RogerEbert.com The kind of movie you feel protective of even as you are watching it. Its rhythms and inflections are so subtle, it almost comes as a surprise just how compelling they ultimately become. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 9, 2015 Full Review Joel Mayward Cinemayward Quiet piano music accompanies the beautiful, intimate cinematography, eliciting comparisons to Kieslowski's "Three Colors: Blue" in its affecting and melancholy portrayal of a woman walking through a season of grief. Oct 24, 2019 Full Review Cameron Ward One Room With A View Peppered with quiet intensity, Something, Anything navigates both social realism and the sublime with deftly mediated restraint. Rated: 4/5 Jun 14, 2019 Full Review Peter Labuza The Film Stage Don't let the generic title fool you. Paul Harrill's Something, Anything gently tells its story through detailed specificity. Rated: B+ Mar 2, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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charles s Interesting movie with some well made introspective moments that is mostly held back by the lack of depth in the characters. Its basically characters that value money vs characters that value spiritualism. It definitely was an alright watch though and a bit through provoking seeing how this person that values dogmatism pretty highly deals with a disillusioned marriage Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Solid indie effort and compelling lead, but a little to simplistic in its conclusions for me. Aiming for something spiritual, but didn't go deep enough. Not a total loss, though. Worth checking out if you don't mind low-budget indies that are a little slow. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Peggy (Ashley Shelton) and Mark (Bryce Johnson), recently married, seemed set to having a lifetime of contentment together until Peggy miscarried. Although it is no one's fault, Peggy remains angry with her husband because the night she lost their baby, Mark insisted that she came along to a bar for a work meeting even though she had not been feeling well. A few months pass and although they remain married, Peggy has moved out and is beginning to consider leaving her job as a realtor. "Something, Anything" is a thoughtful, engaging drama that is equally about expressed emotions, words, and glances as well as its unexpressed counterparts. It demands the viewer to pay attention to the circumstances surrounding the woman who is in dire need of change and consideration about what she might get out of the experience regardless of it working out. At its core, it is a humanistic film. It is one of those rare movies that asks us to evaluate whether we really are content with where we are in life currently. There is no good guy or bad guy or an expected conflict where the girl must choose the man she wants to be with in the end. There are two men in the movie-one is Mark and the other is Tim (Linds Edwards), the brother of Peggy's friend from high school who sends her a letter of condolence after her miscarriage. Word has it that Tim has joined a monastery. The two men's priorities in life are vastly different but both are good-natured. Peggy considers each man as a reflection of where her own life might be heading. There are segments in the picture where no words are used. We are asked to be observant of the kind of activities Peggy chooses to partake in, what books she chooses to check out from the library, the objects she puts away, how she puts them away, her posture as she engages in solitary activity. Here, grief is almost always expressed in silence. There is no wise counseling session. There are no supportive friends. In fact, her friends are shallow, their so-called advice more telling of who they really are underneath rather than one that is supposed to help out a friend who needs genuine love and support. The material touches upon the idea of many of us blindly following along what the society expects of us to do once we reach a certain age. For example, pay close attention to the scenes where money is directly or indirectly talked about. In a way, it is brave because the film is willing to hold up a mirror, to ask us to take a good look, and to evaluate. Are you the kind of person who live for the money or are you the kind of person who regards money as only money and uses it to really live? The picture makes a noble case that in modern society, too many of us fall within the former group-which is most unhealthy. Divided into four seasons, the story, although straightforward, is bigger than a span of ninety minutes. Some movies last for about twice that running time yet still struggle to communicate a quarter of what is tackled here. This makes "Something, Anything," written and directed by Paul Harrill, quite an accomplishment. It is a small film surely but its ideas reach deep into the souls of those willing to look within. Film-Review.org Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Incredibly shallow, masquerading as deep. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Resonates in the hollows of materialistic hallways .. . . Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member No one in this film is believable. I'm all for spiritual transformations and awakenings, but the protagonist -- and everyone else in the film -- has as much depth and passion as a paper plate. If you want to root for anyone or buy in to their journey, this is not your ticket. Bland in the truest sense of the word. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When tragedy shatters a Southern newlywed's plans for domestic bliss, she leaves her husband and begins a journey of self-discovery.
Director
Paul Harrill
Producer
Ashley Maynor
Screenwriter
Paul Harrill
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 28m