Ein Winter in Michigan (2005)
44KEin Winter in Michigan: Directed by Adam Rapp. With Zooey Deschanel, Darrell Larson, John Bedford Lloyd, Deirdre O’Connell. An editor offers Reese (actress/bartender) $100,000 for her recently dead mom’s letters from her novelist dad. She heads home from NYC to get them. Her dad lives in the garage while two strangers live in the house.
“This would have made a great short film, and I donu0026#39;t mean that as an insult.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe idea of the plot is an interesting one, but didnu0026#39;t seem to hold my attention for the whole film, although the festival audience didnu0026#39;t seem to mind that much.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAdam Rapp is off to a good start as a director, it seems he hasnu0026#39;t done much, but I look forward to his next film. His work with the actors was marvelous, and the camera placement wonderful too. Itu0026#39;s just that the story seemed a little, well, difficult to swallow. Thereu0026#39;s no missing the Salinger connection, and it seems as if every cliché about his life is crammed in here.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd as much as I love Will Farrell, his genius for comedy was somewhat of a distraction- itu0026#39;s just hard to believe him in this role. A solid actor without a public persona would have helped me stay in the story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut overall, an enjoyable ride.”
