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05/06/06
Loggerheads (2005)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:32
Rotten:13
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: Loggerheads is an understated, quietly moving character study, bolstered by great performances.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Shot on location in director Tim Kirkman's home state of North Carolina, LOGGERHEADS is a moving, meditative exploration of love and family, told through three interconnected tales. Mark (Kip... [More]
Starring: Bonnie Hunt, Tess Harper, Mike Kelly, Michael Learned
Director: Tim Kirkman, "Savage" Steve Holland
Reviews for Loggerheads
An involving and occasionally moving character study.
10/14/05
Unexpectedly resonant.
10/11/05
The stories unfold at about the speed of a turtle slowing crawling across the sand, but eventually you get the whole picture and it becomes a moving story of love and redemption.
12/14/05
Freshness aside, Loggerheads is beautifully performed (especially by Hunt and Harper), and the script is finely attuned to the nuances of communication that has nothing to do with words.
11/03/05
Undeniably precious, it may make some viewers fidgety, but others will find that the reflective melancholy that overcomes both director and cast (all superb) is a sweet contagion.
10/13/05
A chamber piece of subtle touches, finely acted, the movie has time jumps that are a little confusing.
12/09/05
the kind of movie that makes you feel more like an eavesdropper than a viewer
04/14/06
Not only is the film distinguished by its very fine performances and lovely detail work but also by its fascinating timeline of events.
10/12/05
Kirkman's attention to detail and his deft handling of the interlocking plots make the film worth seeing.
09/24/05
Sincere, affecting and simple in its direct emotional appeal if not in the overlapping chronologies of its three narratives...
10/21/05
Loggerheads has the best qualities of independent filmmaking.
11/11/05
A message film delivered with subtlety and grace, not allowing its weighty subject matter to overshadow the quiet dignity of its characters.
10/22/05
The rare spirit of character-driven, independent American movies lives on in writer-director Tim Kirkman's beautifully acted, structurally sophisticated heart-tugger.
10/14/05
The film is very smart in recognizing that being gay is about a lot more than whom you sleep with.
12/28/05
A warm, even loving film.
10/14/05
Top CriticWriter-director Kirkman takes the basic ingredients of a Lifetime movie and turns Loggerheads into something special indeed.
10/14/05
... if you can shake out some of the chafing bits of sand that weigh down Loggerheads, you’ll find a heartfelt story about people coming to terms with irrevocable loss.
01/15/06
This quiet community and family drama set on the North Carolina shore offers a bighearted outlook on how to absorb change and defeat.
12/09/05
A delicate if somewhat soap-operatic Southern mood piece that occasionally clicks.
10/20/05
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