Wendy and Lucy
Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy is a quiet, beautiful and heartbreaking film. It is a very minimalist type of a film but it is very emotional.
Wendy (Michelle Williams) is a down on her luck young woman. She is passing through Oregon on her way to Alaska in the hopes of finding a job in a cannery. With her is her faithful dog Lucy. Wendy's luck doesn't get better when her car breaks down. She has to figure out a way to fix it. Her only kindness comes from an Walgreen's security guard (Wally Dalton) In all honesty, I don't want to say more about the plot. Many critics have but I will not.
What I will say is that this film portrays a segment of the US population that the government wants to forget about. These are the people who have fallen into the cracks. And with Wendy you get a real sense of what it must be like trying to survive day to day with almost no money and your car as your home. We don't know why Wendy is having these problems. We are given only a tiny bit of hint of what is happening in here life.
After this film and Old Joy Reichardt is definitely a director with a great future.
Her screenplay, written with Jonathan Raymond, sharp and without an ounce of fat on it. Williams is wonderful as Wendy. All of her emotions are conveyed with her eyes. She certainly deserves to get some awards attention but so far she has gotten very little notice. And Lucy is the sweetest little pooch and a smart one at that.
Wendy and Lucy is a perfect film in the time of this recession. It is a must see for all of those who have a heart. I cried at the end of the film and even when I think about. Do yourself a favor - see this film.
Wendy (Michelle Williams) is a down on her luck young woman. She is passing through Oregon on her way to Alaska in the hopes of finding a job in a cannery. With her is her faithful dog Lucy. Wendy's luck doesn't get better when her car breaks down. She has to figure out a way to fix it. Her only kindness comes from an Walgreen's security guard (Wally Dalton) In all honesty, I don't want to say more about the plot. Many critics have but I will not.
What I will say is that this film portrays a segment of the US population that the government wants to forget about. These are the people who have fallen into the cracks. And with Wendy you get a real sense of what it must be like trying to survive day to day with almost no money and your car as your home. We don't know why Wendy is having these problems. We are given only a tiny bit of hint of what is happening in here life.
After this film and Old Joy Reichardt is definitely a director with a great future.
Her screenplay, written with Jonathan Raymond, sharp and without an ounce of fat on it. Williams is wonderful as Wendy. All of her emotions are conveyed with her eyes. She certainly deserves to get some awards attention but so far she has gotten very little notice. And Lucy is the sweetest little pooch and a smart one at that.
Wendy and Lucy is a perfect film in the time of this recession. It is a must see for all of those who have a heart. I cried at the end of the film and even when I think about. Do yourself a favor - see this film.
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