A half-baked piece of Southern Gothic, Ido Mizrahy's debut film wears its influences a little too closely on its sleeve.
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05/02/06
Things that Hang from Trees (2006)
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Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Things That Hang from Trees is a classic American tale set in the oldest city in America. A unique, southern-gothic story about an unusual eight-year-old boy fighting to extract some good out of a... [More]
Starring: Deborah Unger, Daniel Von Bargen, Ray McKinnon, Peter Gerety
Director: Ido Mizrahy
Reviews for Things that Hang from Trees
1 - 4 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top Critic[A] stilted, somewhat pretentious Southern Gothic tale.
03/29/06
Top CriticThe causality here is somewhat thin -- any time one story really gets cooking, we're jettisoned to another -- but the ensemble cast does good work, and the location becomes a character unto itself.
03/23/06
Offers a slice of special education-tinged Southern Gothic minus the evocative eccentricity.
03/22/06
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