My Louisiana Sky (2001)

You won't be disappointed!

Sorry, this movie sucks

Simply Perfect

Fresh and Exciting

This movie is very helpful in understanding people, why we all are the way we are. Each character is extremely well acted and leaves the viewer understanding them, and feeling deeply for them. As the film progresses, we are moving with them in their situations,and begin to understand why we all do things that seem to be just not the way we thought they would go. The scenery and setting all tell the story beautifully, and the ending is brought together perfectly to leave us with a feeling of everything can be whatever we can make it to be. Sadness, guilt, relief, all the feelings we all experience every day. All brought together wonderfully in this great film. This is one of those films that makes us remember what it was like to be a child, what we became as adults, as we learned to judge ourselves and others, how it is to see loved ones hurt and to feel loss. I was greatly surprised by everyone in this film, because I initially watched it because I admire Juliette Lewis, and she is tremendous in this film, but everyone else matches her. This is one of those films that stays with you, and makes you want to watch it over and over.

This is a winning and whimsical tale of a girl coming-of-age in rural Louisiana in the 1950's. Kelsey Keel has a winning debut as Tiger Ann, the central character. And her chemistries in the three main relationships with her grandmother (Shirley Knight), retarded mother (Amelia Campbell), and sophisticated aunt (Juliette Lewis) are superb. The costumes are delicious. And the emotions are genuine. Adam Arkin does a great job getting an honest salt-of-the-Earth feel from building a brilliantly realized Canadian abstraction of the time and place. This is one movie worth watching even if you already read the book.

SPOILERS - This "Louisiana Sky" was filmed in Canada, using many Canadian actors, and the accent of the characters is far from authentic Louisiana. Get that bit of misery out of the way and it is a pretty good movie. Little action, long on character development and family values. The title could have as easily been "My Mississippi Sky" or "My Boston Sky." Set in 1957, we learn, because that is the summer hurricane "Audrey" cut through Cameron. It is set in north Louisiana, we see, as the bus Tiger Ann takes home is headed for Alexandria from Baton Rouge.Tiger Ann is a normal, exceptionally bright, hard-working country girl of almost-13. Her grandmother taught her a new word every day, and was her functional mother. Her mother had her intellectual and emotional development frozen at about age 6 because of a fall from a tree. And her dad was just a bit of a hard-working and responsible simpleton. When grandma dies in the field, of a heart attack, the family is put into a whirlpool of turmoil. Tiger Ann visits Baton Rouge with her aunt, considers living there with her, but in the end realizes her mom needs her. In this day of shoot-em-up Hollywood films, this one is a refreshing relief. Young Kelsey Keel as "Tiger Ann" is wonderful, I hope we see her in more films soon. The DVD is a true "budget" DVD, no menu, no extras, only ProLogic sound. However, it is adequate and the picture is top rate.

Adam Arkin directs this thought provoking drama set in rural Louisiana in the early 1950's. So much can happen to a young girl in just one summer. A 12 year old girl(Kelsey Keel) has been forced to come to grips with the fact her parents are developmentally disabled. The family is held together by the girl's grandmother(Shirley Knight). Rich Aunt Dorie(Juliette Lewis)comes home to try and ease the family's woes.Tender and quite touching. Well worth watching.