Too much like a theatrical stage play on film. Very wordy. Stagy. Artificial.
That's not to say that the filmmakers didn't have lofty goals. But this is NO "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (1968), from the Carson McCullers novel. How bizarre that this film would actually reference this fine film and include its title as the marketing tag line.
I'm sure few even remember the '68 movie, and how sad that the film is not out on DVD. The producers of "Bobby Long" should have saved their money and used it to re-release the venerable old film featuring Alan Arkin and a very young Sondra Locke (her first film).
That's not to say that the filmmakers didn't have lofty goals. But this is NO "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (1968), from the Carson McCullers novel. How bizarre that this film would actually reference this fine film and include its title as the marketing tag line.
I'm sure few even remember the '68 movie, and how sad that the film is not out on DVD. The producers of "Bobby Long" should have saved their money and used it to re-release the venerable old film featuring Alan Arkin and a very young Sondra Locke (her first film).