Turning Green has been on the shelf for so long that I'm afraid this forgettable film has gone bad.
Turning Green (2009)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:5
Rotten:6
Average Rating:5.2/10
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis:
After his mother died and his father decided he didn’t want him, James and his little brother were shipped to Ireland from America. And that’s where we meet James, six years later in 1979, living...
After his mother died and his father decided he didn’t want him, James and his little brother were shipped to Ireland from America. And that’s where we meet James, six years later in 1979, living with his three Irish aunts in absolute disharmony. Rather than try to fit in, James has instead been devising ways to get the hell out, to somehow make it back to America.
In order to fund his dream, James has already quit school and collects for the local bookie, Bill the Bookie and his right hand man Bill the Breaker While on a short trip to London, James discovers something they don’t have in Ireland. Porn. Ever the opportunist, James – with a little “borrowed” money from his downtrodden friend Tom ( – makes a little investment in a boxful of dusty old girlie mags. Soon enough, James has enough cash to get both him and his brother back home. But just as he seems on the verge of reaching his goal, James has to decide where home really is - a place or a state of mind. --© New Films International
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Starring: Timothy Hutton, Alessandro Nivola, Colm Meaney, Donal Gallery
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Alessandro Nivola, Colm Meaney, Donal Gallery
Director: Michael Aimette, John G. Hofmann
Director: Michael Aimette, John G. Hofmann
Screenwriter: Michael Aimette, John G. Hofmann
Producer: Rob Malkani, Andrew Charas
Studio: New Films International
Reviews for Turning Green
Initially engaging, witty and charming, but ultimately ends up contrived and bland with an unfocused, half-baked plot.
Sometimes sweet but invariably slight and old-fashioned coming-of-age tale set in 1970s Ireland.
A whimsical dirty joke of a movie set in a picturesque Irish village.
Both Project Greenlight runners-up, directors Michael Aimette and John G. Hofmann get the teen angst and Gaelic aesthetic right; too bad their third-act thuggery isn’t just routine, but ridiculous.
With the help of first-time performer Donal Gallery, this mix of gangster drama and quirky comedy boasts a modest charm that should appeal to young men around same age as the 16 year old lead character, despite a lack of focus and familiar twists.
suffers from a strangely lazy narrative and a bizarre waste of notable actors
Turning Green is, if nothing else, the world’s loneliest teen sex comedy.
It's clear that Mr. Hutton enjoyed every minute of doing gruff, gross thugishness and boorish simplicity.
Nivola makes an astounding left turn from his nice husband role in Junebug and Hutton loses himself in the sort of part fit for a Walter Hill film.
Strikes a tone that deftly mixes comedy, wistfulness and bawdiness. The finished product is something to be proud of.
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