Sunlight Jr. (2013)

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

I like Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon somewhat, but, this film does not portray, in the least, their acting ability. Really didn't like it.

It's hard to really distinguish the very good indie flicks from the not-so-very-good ones, and that's because not many people see many of them, not many notices, not many reviews out there for others to see and make a judgment as to if they want to watch a certain flick because of reviews (or not). In that case, this film isn't bad, but I may not totally recommend it either. The performances are solid but nothing extraordinary, certainly not acting that would stand as some of the best of the year. Watts has done this certain thing before and better, and she has some iffy moments here. Matt Dillon may actually be stronger and more consistent, but yeah, not much stretch as an actor the role called for. It's not really "bad" though.

This movie is depressing. However, it is realistic. People who live in the better parts of Washington, New York, San Francisco, Denver, etc, or most suburbs anywhere need to realize that the everyday life of a very, very large number of Americans is what is depicted in this film. Move to Youngstown OH, or Odessa TX, or any of a thousand other cities and you will see what America is really like. It is not the Hamptons, or Hyannis Port, or Beverly Hills, or Knob Hill, or McLean, or ......... What is sad is that these low-life ignorant people don't even realize what is best for them. They continue their downward spiral with booze (cheap), drugs (oxy, meth, crack), stupid behavior (breeding more of the same) and even voting against their own best interests (i.e. Republican).Watts, as usual, is superb - she is clearly one of the two or three best living actresses today. Dillon's performance was as good as his best. Tess Harper was great as well.The film is not really entertaining - there is not a single likable character. The plot is not a story, i.e. it has no real beginning or end; it is not a mystery, it is not a Jane Austin romance, it is not a comedy, etc. Nonetheless, I would recommend it purely so that upper and middle class America can see the life of what may well be the majority of Americans.

Contains spoiler alert*** Slow moving, I was okay with that to the point. The characters were not in depth. The acting was fine on Naomi, Norman and Matts parts. Other than that everyone else sucked. I can wrap this up pretty fast: The movie is named after the store where Naomi works..she quits her job with her mean boss and he fires her at the same time.Shes Pregnant with Matts baby hes in a wheelchair but can apparently makes babies. They live in a small motel and get kicked out when she looses her job. They stay with her mom who has foster children. Her mom seems to lean more for Naomi to be with her ex who is played by Norman Reedus. Nothing even happens with Norman, just small boring drama...So Naomi gets into an argument with Matt runs off to get an abortion, comes back tells Matt, hes okay with it and the movies ends. What kind of ending was that? What did I just see? It just ended with no ending. Its tells us nothing. It doesn't show them getting on their feet, or getting jobs or anything good happening. Just the stupid drama they had...what is the point of this movie????? No Ending at all. I give it one star, yes that is how stupid this movie is.