Tumbleweeds Review |
by Dennis Schwartz |
TUMBLEWEEDS (director/writer: Gavin O'Connor; screenwriter: based on the
memoirs of Angela Shelton; cinematographer: Dan Stoloff; editor: John
Gilroy; cast: Janet McTeer (Mary Jo Walker), Kimberly J. Brown (Ava
Walker), Jay O. Sanders (Dan), Gavin...more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by Walter Frith |
I've always disliked the notion that a certain film has to be a 'guy' or
'girl' flick. It would be nice if directors, writers, and actors could give
a movie some interaction to make all films appeal at least in some part to
everyone. But I guess this is...more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by Edwin Jahiel |
TUMBLEWEEDS (1999) *** Directed by Gavin O'Connor.Written by
O'Connor and Angela Shelton, based on Shelton's memoirs. Photography,
Dan Stoloff. Editing, John Gilroy. Production design, Brice Eric
Holtshousen. Music, David Mansfield. Produced by...more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by Waldron-Mantgani |
Rated on a 4-star scale
Screening venue: Home (Screener tape courtesy of Fine Line Features USA)
Released in the UK by Entertainment Film Distributors on March 3, 2000;
certificate 15; 102 minutes; country of origin USA; aspect ratio 1.85:1 more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by Susan Granger |
Susan Granger's review of "TUMBLEWEEDS" (Fine Line Films)
Why see Tumbleweeds? One very compelling reason: Janet McTeer,
who's been dubbed "the next Meryl Streep." The plot, involving a
flighty, narcissistic mother and profane, outspoken...more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by Mark O'Hara |
Gavin O'Connor's "Tumbleweeds" is a tour-de-force of character study, a
narrative whose whirlwind plot whips up our interest only to let us down
gently in the end. more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by Jerry Saravia |
The road movie is a genre not likely to die anytime soon because it represents
the American landscape of searching for your identity. Now the road movie about
a single/divorced/widowed mother searching for a new place and a new man with a
daughter or son...more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by Steve Rhodes |
Since TUMBLEWEEDS opened right on the heels of the remarkably similar
ANYWHERE BUT HERE, let's make it clear which is which. Both feature
likeable mother/daughter buddies who are off to California to make a new
life for themselves since the mother is...more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by David N. Butterworth |
Hot on the heels of--and certainly not to be confused with--that
other mother-daughter road picture currently doing the rounds (the Susan
Sarandon/Natalie Portman "Anywhere But Here"), Gavin O'Connor's
"Tumbleweeds" tumbles into town Š and will likely...more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by Christopher Null |
TUMBLEWEEDS
A film review by Christopher Null
Copyright 1999 Christopher Null
filmcritic.com more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by Harvey S. Karten |
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Fine Line Features
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Writer: Angela Shelton (story), Gavin O'Connor
Cast: Janet McTeer, Kimberly Brown, Gavin O'Connor, Jay
O. Sanders, Lois Smith, Laurel Holloman, Michael J. Pollard,
Noah Emmerich,...more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by Dustin Putman |
Directed by Gavin O'Connor.
Cast: Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown, Gavin O'Connor, Jay O. Sanders, Laurel
Holloman, Ashley Buccille, Cody McMains, Lois Smith, Michael J. Pollard.
1999 - 100 minutes
Rated PG-13 (for profanity).
Reviewed by Dustin Putman,...more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by Eugene Novikov |
Tumbleweeds is very much an actor's movie, one with little going for it
besides the potential for tour de force performances. The script,
indeed, is a thespian's dream, complete with explosive domestic abuse
scenes, teary-eyed monologues and screaming...more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by Scott Renshaw |
TUMBLEWEEDS
(Fine Line)
Starring: Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown, Jay O. Sanders, Gavin
O'Connor, Laurel Holloman, Lois Smith.
Screenplay: Gavin O'Connor and Angela Shelton.
Producer: Gregory O'Connor.
Director: Gavin O'Connor.
MPAA Rating: PG-13...more |
Tumbleweeds Review |
by Jon Popick |
This delightful indie one-up of Anywhere But Here features better acting
leads and a slightly meatier, more realistic story. Like the Susan
Sarandon/Natalie Portman vehicle, Tumbleweeds features a single mother
and her teenage daughter leaving a small...more |