Grows on you, really fine piece of movie-making. Watch it a few times over the years, and you'll see what I mean. This is NOT a toss off film, it warrants a far higher rating than what I'm seeing so far on IMDb.
Great mixture of real life drama, comedy, making tough decisions that every moviegoer can relate to. Love the performances of all the key players, especially Chris Pine and Bre Blair... and the ones playing the 'major eff ups' do an extremely fine job, too. That's how people like that truly ARE.
Music is well integrated and appealing. Ryan Craig is a first rate writer and director, not just a good one. He has a fine touch for the human in us, while finding a sterling silver lining in the cloud.
Small Town Saturday Night
2010
Action / Drama
Small Town Saturday Night
2010
Action / Drama
Plot summary
Just days before Rhett (Chris Pine) is leaving for Nashville to pursue a lifelong dream of being a singer/songwriter, his girlfriend Samantha (Bre Blair) realizes that "his" future may not be "their" future. This news comes as a shock to Rhett, and he is faced with having to choose between following his dream and staying in his hometown in order to be with the woman he loves.
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Diamond in the rough
Gets better in the 2nd half
Rhett Ryan (Chris Pine) is a car mechanic with Nashville dreams. He is
about to move there with his girlfriend (Bre Blair). Only she has
second thoughts. She is still tie to police officer Carson (Shawn
Christian), the father to her daughter. Meanwhile there are all kinds
of characters in this small town of Prospect.
This is a slow moving indie for the first half. There are a few too
many characters in their mundane lives. It's a boring slog through a
lot of nothing scenes. The direction isn't the most exciting. It does
improve with the bank robbery.
Director/writer Ryan Craig needs to move the plot along quicker. And
for a movie about a country singing mechanic, he waited until the end
to let Chris Pine sing. He's actually not that bad (unless he was
dubbed). I don't understand why he doesn't sing early in the movie.
Anything would improve the first half.
Not a bad way to pass the time.
'SMALL TOWN Saturday NIGHT': Three Stars (Out of Five)
Chris Pine (of 'STAR TREK' and 'UNSTOPPABLE' fame) headlines this
ensemble piece indie character drama. The film also features
performances by Shawn Christian, John Hawkes (who also turned in an
impressive performance in this year's 'WINTER'S BONE'), and Bre Blair.
It's written and directed by TV director Ryan Craig, who also plays a
part in the film. Pine not only acts in the film but also wrote the
song 'Someday Came Today' for the movie (and sings).
Pine plays Rhett Ryan, a small time country singer / songwriter with
dreams of making it in Nashville. Just days before he's supposed to
leave the small town of Prospect to follow his dreams his girlfriend
(Blair) tells him she's not going with him and has decided that what's
best for her daughter might be to stay with her father, Tommy Carson
(Christian), the town sheriff. Tommy's brother Donnie (Hawkes) just got
out of prison and has came back into town getting himself in more
trouble again.
The film is well made and the characters are all pretty believable and
their drama realistic. The acting is all impressive, especially Pine
and Hawkes, and the directing is adequate. The film isn't extremely
entertaining or memorable and although the characters are believable
it's not especially emotionally involving either but it's not a bad way
to pass the time in my opinion. There's definitely nothing in it to
really complain about. It's a nice little movie.
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