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04/17/01
Tumbleweeds (1999)
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Reviews Counted:64
Fresh:54
Rotten:10
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Strong performances add authenticity and depth.
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Mary Jo Walker (Janet McTeer) is a Southern mother who hides her self-consciousness by overcompensating. She drinks, wears revealing outfits, and says things that other people would never even... [More]
Starring: Janet McTeer, Kimberly Brown, Jay O. Sanders, Gavin O'Connor
Director: Gavin O'Connor
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Top CriticA handful of insightful scenes can't stop this slight movie from tumbling into the realm of soap opera.
01/01/00
The film moves with the same breakneck vitality as its star McTeer.
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Nuanced performances that ring so true you can't help but become emotionally involved in their lives.
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Among the many attractive elements of Tumbleweeds is the film's lack of stereotype and obvious event.
01/01/00
A mother-daughter flick that is filled with satisfying surprises and two very fine performances.
03/04/02
Tumbleweeds impresses with its freshly considered action and total avoidance of the stale and routine.
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When the film is as lovingly put together as this funny and heartwarming one is, it is one to be savored.
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Features two unforgettable performances from a pair of actresses who are bound to make their mark in the movies.
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The characters have been intriguing to know and easy to care about.
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Top CriticThe people we meet in the course of this only too common American odyssey are not always sympathetic, but they are invariably three-dimensional.
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The perfect showcase for McTeer.
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One of the most magical movie moments of the year.
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There is something so poignant and generous and sad in that dilemma that women all over may watch McTeer's performance and glimpse an essential truth in it.
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