Come Early Morning
by Joey Lauren Adams
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Actor: Ashley Judd, Jason T. Davis, Jeffrey Donovan, Richard Lee Crow, Tim Blake NelsonDirector: Joey Lauren Adams
Writer: Joey Lauren Adams
Producer: Athena Stensland
Producer: D. Scott Lumpkin
Producer: Dan Etheridge
Producer: Daniel Grodnik
Producer: Edward Bass
Producer: Gary Michael Walters
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Weinstein Company
Movie Reviews of Come Early Morning
Movie Review: A good DVD rental,. more than an uplifting experience at the theatre
Summary: 3 Stars
Come Early Morning (2006) is a story too close for
comfort, and to reality, for that matter, for a
significant part of the USA population, that has a
non-megacity lifestyle, residing mainly in the
Mid-West.
Based on a story that seems to be rooted back in the
1970's, perhaps in the 1980's (as modern times reaches
all corners of each country at a snail's pace,
unevenly), there's a fair bit of 70's pickup trucks,
traditional country music, etc.
The movie is heavily rooted in the promiscuous
lifestyle of a number of adult men and women from the
town, or driving through it, who don't quite know what
they want from life, in their personal relationships,
being truly chaotic in the intimacy realm, often
jumping from partner to partner.
The soundtrack plays a key role in carrying the story,
building the small-town or countryside atmosphere, (
Willie Nelson, and Bobby Dylan-like, etc.) The filming
is crystal clear, the song selections wisely chosen.
If there's perhaps a questionable approach, it's the
excess detail of the bed-side scenes, (albeit, never
graphic), as well as the numerous scenes that tend to
zoom or center at Ashley Judd's tight jeans pants and
backside, or even, her tight tank tops, or loose
fitting and open ones, her underwear, or showing her
pulling down her pants, or putting on her pants, for
example.
Judd is also paired with another attractive blonde, her
roommate, throwing in extra eye-candy to sell the
worth.
This approach to selling the film by touching upon a
kind of voyeurism of the actress, under the pretext of
making the story hit home, may not be understood by
all of the audience.
At the same time, there is no doubt whatsoever, that a
real segment of the USA population indeed sees itself
in the lifestyle depicted. The aspect of euthanizing a
loved pet, found on the side of a road, also pulls on
the heart strings of the audience, as does the
heartbreak shown to be had by the actress.
The script doesn't shy away from showing family
conflicts, the elderly, the passed away, the relations
of adults in motels, trucks, night clubs and bars.
Interestingly, the moral dimension of human beings is
brought into the story, as one-night-stands time and
again, result in confusion, pain, anguish, suffering,
tantrums, profanity directed at loved ones, tarnished
reputations, etc.
Religion is suggested as an outlet that can alleviate
emotional pain, and also, physical frailty.
Every 5 minutes, it seems someone is opening up a
bottle of bear, having a smoke, an adult seeking
companionship, or intimacy.
Overall, this movie is scary for someone looking for an
uplifting experience at the theatre, but a good DVD
rental.
Summary of Come Early Morning
(Drama/Romance) Lucy is a 30-something woman who keeps waking up with a stiff hangover and a guy she doesn't even want to look at. If coming to grips with why she keeps repeating this pattern isn't enough, Lucy also begins to realize that she needs to get in touch with her familial past and, more importantly, with the person she has become.Come Early Morning comes as a mid-afternoon career correction for Ashley Judd, an actress oft dissed in the years since her fresh, breakout performance in the indie gem Ruby in Paradise. No mystery there: what other lovely and talented woman has appeared in such a string of crummy serial-killer movies? By redemptive contrast, Come Early Morning suggests a de facto sequel to Ruby 13 years down the road. Again Judd limpidly portrays a young Southern woman, Lucy, trying to get free of a debilitating heritage--dysfunctional family on every side--and find her way to some kind of contentment. Lucy makes more bad decisions than Ruby did. For her, early morning isn't so much a new day as the hour when she faces waking up with one more guy she couldn't care less about. She plans it that way, because commitment is something she flees with grim resolve. But she also knows that the program isn't working for her.
The writing-directing debut of another offbeat actress, Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy), this is a beautifully observed film, free of condescension toward its Arkansas folk, with an appreciative eye for the plain beauties of small-town life and semi-rural roads, and a sharp ear for three-cushion dialogue. "Did I miss Easter?" Lucy's housemate quietly cracks when she finds Lucy dressed for Sunday-go-to-meetin'; Lucy's trying to reconnect with her estranged dad (a magical, almost wordless performance by the wonderful Scott Wilson), who's started attending "a new holy-roller church." She also meets a newcomer (Jeffrey Donovan, excellent) who ought to be Mr. Right ... but nothing quite plays out according to formulaic expectation in this movie--among the most satisfying of 2006, which most people are going to have to discover on DVD. --Richard T. Jameson
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