Dixieland (2015)

Touches You

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

This film tells the story of a man who is just released from jail in a small town. Though he promises to his mother that he will not mix with dubious peers and get into trouble with the law again, old habits die hard and things quickly spirals out of control.That is what I think the story is about anyway. I find the plot very boring, and it is poorly told. What is the point of seemingly random interviews with people who are not related to the story such as the dancer with crooked teeth, and the very thin man with a tattoo on his abdomen? They do not form a part of the story, and I don't see why they are shown in the film. The plot is not engaging or thrilling either. I do not care about the characters, even though they are seemingly in mild danger. I find this film boring and less than engaging.

Without a doubt, one of the subtlest, most real and visceral movies of the century. This film kicked my butt down the block. The dialog is genius, the acting is genius, the cinematography is genius.A new dimension in cinema realism that echoes the revolutionary Italian neo-realism of the late 1940's. There is no proscenium with this film, no sense of stage. The story line is a baseball bat between the eyes. Meanwhile it sets a new standard, a new aesthetic.For a "bad boy making good" film, it is low key, but an intense low key. No exploitation of paranoia. No textbook suspense tricks. No sense that the actors are acting. No need to suspend disbelief. The honesty of this film could earn a place at the Dogme 95 end of the spectrum. I'll be looking for Bedford's future work.

I actually really enjoyed this movie; Dixieland. I felt as though it was so authentic and had twists and turns that I really did not expect (which is always appreciated as a viewer). Overall, I think they did a good job with the casting for this movie, because everyone really came off believable for their role. Specifically, I felt like Faith Hill gave the best performance. She was truly outstanding. I felt like Faith is known as this classy, proper, down to earth, sweet southern woman with an incredible talent, so to see her as this smoking, swearing, sassy, rough around the edges woman who struggles...was surprising. BUT I felt like she really did an amazing job. You can tell she truly cared about her performance and doing that role justice. I actually really loved seeing her sassy, protective mom side. Overall, I felt like the movie was very good! I am looking forward to purchasing the movie.

You don't see many films like this one. The documentary mixed in adds an interesting depth and candidness as do the flashbacks. The angles used during the filming are also really well done. Faith Hill is originally from this area of Mississippi and it seems like this role could really help relaunch her acting career. On that note, I was impressed by all of the acting performances and the directing in general. I'm not familiar with this director, but it seems like big things are in store down the road. You can take away a good lesson from this film and it inspires hope while also leaving you grounded. So to summarize this is a very unique film, but I highly recommend it.