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A Country Called Home (2016)

February. 26,2016
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Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her estranged alcoholic father has died, her world is disrupted and she begins a journey that takes her to a small town in Texas. While dealing with the logistical arrangements of her father’s death Ellie has to confront what happens when the structures and safety nets we build for ourselves come undone.

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Inclubabu
2016/02/26

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

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Protraph
2016/02/27

Lack of good storyline.

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Comwayon
2016/02/28

A Disappointing Continuation

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Abegail Noëlle
2016/02/29

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

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Syl
2016/03/01

If Mary McCormack wasn't in the film, I probably would have left it at the library sale. I actually enjoyed the performances by the entire cast. Imogen Poots played Ellie Edwards, a Los Angeles aspiring furniture designer, who gets the dreaded phone call about her estranged father in Texas. He died as she trying to get there. She meets her grandparents for the first time. June Squibb did a great job playing Grandma. Mary McCormack's performance as Amanda is quite credible and believable. Mackenzie Davis' performance as Reno is quite a surprise too. The film handled the friendship between Ellie and Reno with class and restraint. The film was shot on location in Los Angeles and in Texas. The memorial service is unforgettable. Ellie spends the film trying to connect with complete strangers. She also tries to deal with the painful loss of her father.

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Reno Rangan
2016/03/02

A feel good indie film. I expected a complete drama, probably realistic and nothing more. It was slightly hopping around with different genres. Yeah, there were some fun, though how the tale had begun and how the rest of the narration shaped up was not so blendful. A young woman returns home after learning about her father's sudden death. It was the first visit after many years, especially since her mother's death. She also for the first time meets her grandparents. This trip is a different experience. The short stay extents, and then she meets Reno, a singer who stuck in the plac due to her mother. From there how the rest of the story unfolds is told decently.It had characters, the great ones. The story too, but not all the scenes were so great. Particularly Reno made this film a bit cheerful. Usually indie films are one-off, but I thought they should make another one. Because feels there's more to add to it, like a road trip, followed by the rest of their lifeline in LA. Or maybe a prequel seems good too. If you like drama films, you would enjoy it. But not for everyone. Imogen was good, I liked somebody like her accepted the role. Then Mackenzie Davis and others too were good. Not many people had seen it, for that reason itself, it deserves to be watched. Forget the film critics, just try it and rate it.7/10

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Angel Youles
2016/03/03

A Country Called Home follows Ellie, A West Coast furniture designer who gets a call that informs her that her father has just died, she heads back to her hometown in Texas to deal with his death, she reconnects with her roots in ways she did not expect.This film is very touching and relatable. It deals with themes of family and forgiveness. Ellie has stayed a distance from her father throughout most of her life due to his troubles with alcoholism, despite this, she goes back to Texas and reconnects with her family. She finds that in a way, she has let her father back into her heart. Regardless that town has still a dislike and his girlfriend struggling with alcoholism herself and causing trouble, she defends and still loves her father and does everything in her power to give him a proper goodbye. She also finally meets her grandparents and makes a new friend there, by the end of the film she has gained a new perspective on her life and is ready to move forward.To me, the message of the film is that we all can overcome the trials and tribulations we face in life, as long as we have love in our hearts and focus on what really matters. Its very much a feel good film that will leave you feeling less alone in life. It's a beautiful indie film, not only because of the story but also the cinematography captures the beauty of Texas.

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max powers
2016/03/04

I loved this film and it actually made tears well up in my eyes a few times, which rarely, if ever, happens during a film. It was simply a week in the life of Ellie (Imogen Poots) as she arranged her father's funeral and explored her fathers life in the town. One thing I really loved was the trans-guy cowboy, Reno (Mackenzie Davis). There aren't many trans characters in film, especially not transgender guys, so this was a breath of fresh air. The plot was easy to follow. Estranged familial relation dies, funeral, town-folk relating stories of the deceased, troubled family, and new connections. The characters, albeit clichéd, were interesting and relatable. Amanda, the wife of Ellie's dad, is a drunk having trouble coping. Her son, Jack, is understandably bitter and stressed as he has a lot on his plate with his drunk mother and child to care for. Reno is troubled with small-town bigotry, and a self-indulgent, diabetic mother. And Ellie is a simple girl making peace with her father, who caused her and her brother a lot of pain.Only one thing about this film kind of bothered me. Ellie spent a lot of her time in town with her new friend Reno, and hardly any with her "step-brother" Jack, but near the end of the film, when she is at the hospital with Jack, they are close to kissing. This felt strange because throughout the film, there was no indication (except a very small bit where Jack's son asks if Ellie is going to stay) that Jack was a love interest. If anything, I felt Reno was more of a love interest than Jack. In the end though, Jack and Ellie didn't become a thing, which I absolutely liked; Too many films that shoehorn love subplots kill the movie for me, but this didn't end like that.Overall, it was a beautiful film. Really heartwarming, interesting, and real.

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