I saw this film at the Film Festival in Ghent since it was in the competition for best film. Didn't won though, but hey, the competition was tough ! This flick, apart from what people can say is actually very good, extremely simple, which proves that you don't need a 35 million dollar paycheck to shoot something.
The actors are good, even excellent, Tyler was amazing !!! And so were the rest, but the only disturbing thing remains Casey Affleck ! You don't know if he plays his character that way by his choice, or if he just plays bad. I mean, his character is a very dumb person, and Casey plays it that way, but it's weird, and that actually makes an huge impact on the film : it's all or nothing : whether you love Casey or you hate him ! Well, I loved him ! And so in a few words : Lonesome Jim is a simple film about life, dreams and redemption.
The actors are good, even excellent, Tyler was amazing !!! And so were the rest, but the only disturbing thing remains Casey Affleck ! You don't know if he plays his character that way by his choice, or if he just plays bad. I mean, his character is a very dumb person, and Casey plays it that way, but it's weird, and that actually makes an huge impact on the film : it's all or nothing : whether you love Casey or you hate him ! Well, I loved him ! And so in a few words : Lonesome Jim is a simple film about life, dreams and redemption.