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Feeling Minnesota

Feeling Minnesota (1996)

September. 13,1996
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5.4
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R
| Drama Comedy Thriller Crime

Sam Clayton's marriage to ex-stripper Freddie comes about when she's strong-armed into the match by Red, a club proprietor who once did her a favor. But Freddie falls in love with Jjaks, Sam's brother, and the pair tries to escape the situation together. It isn't long before both Sam and Red catch up with them, resulting in threats against the two of them -- although tension also starts to build between Sam and Red.

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BootDigest
1996/09/13

Such a frustrating disappointment

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Moustroll
1996/09/14

Good movie but grossly overrated

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Brenda
1996/09/15

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

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Walter Sloane
1996/09/16

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

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Python Hyena
1996/09/17

Feeling Minnesota (1996): Dir: Steve Baigelman / Cast: Keanu Reeves, Vincent D'Onofrio, Cameron Diaz, Delroy Lindo, Dan Aykroyd: Bizarre and twisted tale about places that hail dreaded memories and pain. Two brothers compete in paper, rock, scissors in 1976, which introduces what will become a life long feud. The plot is a series of misfortunes within one family. Keanu Reeves and Vincent D'Onofrio play two feuding brothers. Cameron Diaz is sold as a wedding gift to D'Onofrio by his boss, played by Delroy Lindo, as punishment. To see why being married to Diaz would be deemed a punishment, will be revealed, but he owes money to Lindo nonetheless. Reeves is shunned for not bringing a wedding gift so he robs a gas station and buys a gift with the stolen money. Diaz seduces Reeves into stealing money from his brother and for the price of a chewed ear he succeeds. Intriguing plot but its outcome isn't very pretty. Director Steve Baigelman uses style to highlight. Reeves and D'Onofrio are in top form as the dueling brothers that put each other through decades of torment. Diaz plays a true bimbo who manipulates and survives a bullet wound. Lindo is effective as he enacts his rage on D'Onofrio. Dan Aykroyd plays a corrupt detective who also weighs in on the pursuit of Reeves. It isn't pleasant but it does regards the chaos that haunts one family. Score: 8 / 10

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JoshtheGiant
1996/09/18

Feeling Minnesota is one of the worst films I have ever seen, it is also one of the most disgusting films ever made. It has to do with a woman who is forced to marry a disgusting mob man. At the wedding she meets his brother Jjaks. They have sex in the house after they eat the cake than decide to run away together. The other brother of course comes after him guns blazing and he kills his wife. Jjaks wakes up to find her corpse in the bathtub and buries her. He than seems to become friends with Jjaks and they try to get money together because someone is blackmailing them because he saw them and the body. This loops about and several characters dies or come back to life, but it never comes together with anything that could be called a good plot. The performances are horrible by pretty much everybody. Cameron Diaz, Keanu Reeves, and Dan Akroyed. The direction, dialogue, and visual effects are just horrible. A disgusting and horrible movie.

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Paul Browne
1996/09/19

Props to whoever titled the film, they took it from a great Soundgarden track called 'Outshined'..So anyway, I felt obliged to write a few words, seeing as 'Feeling Minnesotta' has been unjustly slated on here, so far.It is a pretty simple plot. Black sheep of the family returns to his hometown to attend his bro's wedding, the soon-to-be-wife immediately takes to the black sheep and lays him in a nearby bathroom, on the wedding day - how irreverent! They then proceed to get the hell out of no-wheres-ville, which strings a interesting and chaotic chain of events together.There's some neat twists, a few edge-of-your-seat moments, nice story, good and funny (in a black comedy style) script, but what impressed me the most was that, this has to be Keanu Reeve's only convincing role in his lucky-as-hell career.The whole cast performed way beyond my expectations, maybe this is the result of such a low budget and thus, without special effects and fancy dress, the likes of Cameron Diaz, Vincent D'Onofrio, Tuesday Weld, Dan Aykroyd and Delroy Lindo are truly forced to 'act'! ~Paul Browne

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patrick-vandervoort
1996/09/20

the movie is a surprising acting performance from Keanu and Cameron, refreshing to see Keanu play something else besides some moron-like action figure. and Cameron for once not in the "blone bimbo" roles she seems to frequent. strange thing is that this movie is not that well known , i guess this is because both did not really had their "break trough" yet at the time. and Courtney Love as the waitress only makes this movie complete :) and well on his way to cult status. also Dan Akroyd with an over the top try at a local accent is well worth your time. all in all a movie with an impressive cast, specially for such a "low profile" movie.

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