Junebug

5/10
Movie:
Junebug (2005) I wanted to love Junebug and wound up just barely liking it. Besides for a couple performances, the film just left me cold. First, a few of the characters were not developed very well. It was hard for me to become emotionally engaged with these people because most of them were either two faced or bland. For example, George was portrayed as this nice guy that everyone loved but I found him to be kind of dull. He hardly ever spoke and I just couldn't understand his appeal to other people. I understood why his family liked him but why did the rest of the community like him? It didn't make a whole lot of sense. He also seemed to be a little two faced. For the majority of the film, it didn't seem like he was bothered by his family despite the usual negative stereotypes that accompany that location. However after his departure, he was glad to finally leave. The character seemed to go in a bunch of different directions without much thought.The only two characters I liked were Madeline and Ashley. You will either love Ashley or hate her. I found her enthusiastic personality to be contagious and she was very likable. It was very hard to watch when she was at the hospital and asking God out loud why he would let this terrible thing happen. That was probably the film's strongest and most memorable scene.There are some strong parts of this movie. But they are few and far between. It should have been some back history. To many questions and no real answers.
Donna A.