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Watch: Lonesome Jim 2005 123movies, Full Movie Online – Jim is a young man who, after deciding he can’t make it on his own, moves back to his hometown in Indiana — under his parents’ roof. He’s saved from his family’s dysfunction by a local woman and her son, who sees him as a father figure..
Plot: After failing to find success as a writer in New York City, Jim slinks back to his family’s home in the Midwest to lick his wounds. But his visit is quickly complicated when his angst spreads to his brother, Tim, who promptly decides to drive his car straight into a tree. Under the shadow of his sibling’s injurious actions, Jim strikes up an unlikely friendship with Anika, whose centered small-town wisdom gradually rubs off on him.
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Ratings:

	6.5/10 Votes: 7,940
	60% | RottenTomatoes
	54/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 64 Popularity: 5.644 | TMDB

Reviews:

Lonesome Jim is subtle brilliance
If you’ve ever felt bored, alone, defeated, then you’ll love Lonesome Jim. If you’re from or have ever visited the Midwest for a significant amount of time, you’ll love this movie. The portrayal of Jim, a 28-year-old failure who returns home after an attempt at ‘making it’ in NY as a writer is completely relateable to anyone. Who hasn’t had a big dream, tried and failed? The cinematography is is sad and beautiful all at once; the direction is flawless; Casey Affleck (who I’m usually not the hugest fan of) is perfect in the portrayal. And lets not forget Mary Kay Place. She was amazing. James Strouse wrote such a tragic and heart-wrenching role for her; you ache when Jim says to her “I don’t know…sometimes people just shouldn’t be parents”. This film is filled with great lines like this that just exude pathos. Subtle brilliance is the exact phrase to describe this movie. Thing is, you don’t even have to love it in order to appreciate how moving it is. It was a great cast, great director, and Roger Ebert (who I’m usually not a huge fan of either) said it best when he called LJ ‘a masterpiece of mood’. That it is, my friends; that it is.

Intentionally Unfunny?
“Lonesome Jim” was directed by Steve Buscemi – a fact I missed when I first watched it. I thought it was a tad too methodical in its portrayal of a guy who is the sole author of his own misery. The film poster says it all – he lives under his own dark cloud.

But Buscemi accomplished something quite well – he made the entire film feel like the inside of Jim’s head. Casey Affleck proves once again where all the talent went in his family – not to Ben. And Liv Tyler continues to surprise, not so much with her talent as with her odd choice of roles. But I can’t complain about an actress being TOO pretty for a part. Mary Kay Place is excellent in a completely unbelievable part – the all-forgiving, long-suffering mother. Only Seymour Cassell comes off perfectly straight as Jim’s dad.

But the giveaway of the film is the character of Evil, who drives a scooter with a helmet painted with skulls. How he is eventually nabbed is truly hilarious – a touch that Buscemi couldn’t have pulled off with a straight face. In fact, the entire film could be looked at as a kind of existentialist comedy. Jim tells his brother that his life is a tragedy, so his brother drives his car into a tree. The kids’ basketball team hasn’t scored a single basket all season – so in the climactic game they manage to score – one basket.

Set in Indiana, the film stinks of middle-America – the ugly towns encroaching on the country, the dank weather, a world with low ceilings and no windows. Just the kind of world a young person would leave because there are no opportunities. Trains are constantly driving through town, never stopping. The only escape is by bus – which Jim has to take (but somehow doesn’t take) at the film’s conclusion.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 35 min (95 min), 1 hr 31 min (91 min) (USA), 1 hr 31 min (91 min) (Argentina), 1 hr 28 min (88 min) (Germany)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Steve Buscemi
Writer Jim Strouse
Actors Casey Affleck, Liv Tyler, Mary Kay Place
Country United States
Awards 1 win & 3 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.78 : 1 (DVD aspect ratio: Germany), 1.85 : 1
Camera Panasonic AG-DVX100
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format Mini DV
Cinematographic Process N/A
Printed Film Format 35 mm