Virgil Bliss

2001

1h 34m

Drama

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72%

18 Reviews

Tomatometer

58%

250+ Ratings

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A drug addict (Kirsten Russell) and a parolee (Clint Jordan) who finds a job as a janitor try to turn their lives around.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2006

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BBC.com

Rated: 4/5

Feb 26, 2003

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Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

An overly familiar scenario is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget, video-shot, debut indie effort.

Jul 10, 2002

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

This film serves as absolute proof that miraculous, powerful films can be produced on even the smallest of budgets.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 26, 2020

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Film Threat

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Raw independent drama with great naturalistic performances.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 7, 2005

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Audience Member

Virgil Bliss You rated this movie: 5 Rate 5 starsRate 4 starsRate 3 starsRate 2 starsRate 1 star . Saving Virgil Bliss You rated this movie: 5 Rate 5 starsRate 4 starsRate 3 starsRate 2 starsRate 1 star . Saving . I love Virgil Bliss. He can stay at my house. I love Ruby. She can't stay at my house. And Manny wouldn't get over the threshold -- even once. Brilliant film. I love Virgil Bliss. He can stay at my house. I love Ruby. She can't stay at my house. And Manny wouldn't get over the threshold -- even once. Brilliant film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

Narrative feature. Low budget indie film. Really great acting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Low budget, high art and realism in this film about a convict getting out after a decade. The film has an almost documentary feel to it. Virgil is my favorite anti-hero since Silence of the Lambs. The big lug tries so hard to be good, and actually follows through on it, once he's released from prison. He's a positive role model for his halfway house buddy, and love's his woman even though shes quite the wounded bird, and pecks. Virgil gets a job, has a stable residence, and is in a relationship. As he gets set up in his new life, we see glimpses of how VB wound up in prison in the first place, and in the last moments of the film find him in the same circumstances as the crime that got him put away. Will he make the same choice? Regardless, you will still root for Virgil. That's the beauty of this film. Its all about VB.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

What's called a gritty movie. Amazing performances by the lead actors playing deeply damaged people just trying to get by. Can't wait to see what else Maggio has done.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Virgil's naÃ¯vetÃ© isn't entirely believable, but his essential goodness is, thanks to a solid performance by Jordan, and that's really what makes this modern urban tragedy affecting.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Joe Maggio

Director

Clint Jordan

Virgil Bliss

Kirsten Russell

Ruby

Anthony Gorman

Manny

Marc Romeo

Devo

Greg Amici

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Synopsis

A drug addict (Kirsten Russell) and a parolee (Clint Jordan) who finds a job as a janitor try to turn their lives around.

Director: Joe Maggio
Producer: Matthew Myers, Thierry Cagianut
Screenwriter: Joe Maggio
Production Co: Concrete Films, P-Kino
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Nov 26, 2002
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.2K
Runtime: 1h 34m