Woodley's film mostly floats along on its melancholy drift, so well-attuned to the low-key rhythms of its beaten-down characters that it never quite summons up enough energy for the rest of us, who are along for the ride.
Tennessee (2009)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:7
Rotten:14
Average Rating:4.5/10
Consensus: Despite some beautiful scenery, Tennessee can't extend its simple premise beyond typical independent road trip movie tropes.
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In this drama, a pair of brothers (played by Adam Rothenberg and Ethan Peck) head from New Mexico to Tennessee on a search for their father, whom they haven't seen in years. But the brothers aren't... In this drama, a pair of brothers (played by Adam Rothenberg and Ethan Peck) head from New Mexico to Tennessee on a search for their father, whom they haven't seen in years. But the brothers aren't alone on their trip; a struggling singer (played by pop star Mariah Carey) soon joins them as she tries to escape her husband (THE WIRE's Lance Reddick). [More]
Starring: Ethan Peck, Adam Rothenberg, Mariah Carey, Lance Reddick
Starring: Ethan Peck, Adam Rothenberg, Mariah Carey, Lance Reddick, Michele Harris, Bill Sage, Ryan Lynn, Melissa Benoist
Director: Aaron Woodley
Director: Aaron Woodley
Screenwriter: Russell Schaumburg
Producer: Lee Daniels
Composer: Mario Grigorov
Studio: Vivendi Entertainment
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