Lost Junction (2003)

Lost Junction starts out with a man and his broken down car, then a woman who never leaves town drives past to aid his rescue, she takes him home and lets him stay in her house, but of course before she goes to 'feed the ducks'. Keep in mind, this guy is a complete stranger, and this gal has some pretty old fashioned beliefs. But, lucky for her he ain't some homicidal maniac searching for his next victim.So the movie is all perfectly innocent to begin with, however if you are good at reading body language, you'll learn there is something strange and dissatisfying going on.Anyway, the story goes on, the man eventually leaves after over welcoming his stay (in my opinion anyway), goes to his mates place who he deserted pretty much after pushing him off a cliff and turning him into a crippled (not on purpose I should probably add). So they have a heart to heart, shed some tears and forgive the world and all it's glory and are pretty much best mates again from there on.Now with my own opinions lurking around, I think that the crippled was shoved in the movie scene so you can feel a bit of emotion when things start going a tad haywire. I have to say though, with all the Busey movies I've seen, he's always been some what of a villain, I couldn't help feeling exactly what the director wanted me to feel. Despite it's cheesy plot, and it's unrealistic ways of things happening.But at the end of the day, this movie is obviously not Oscar matarial, but it is very enjoyable, the characters maybe far too acted, but you are able to care for them and want them to be semi happy, as long as you got a decent amount of cash. Which is mainly what this movie evolves around.Overall, I give this a 6 out of 10.

A very effective film in which the worst is always to come. An old greedy and dirty doctor takes advantage of a young girl raped by her father and provides her with an abortion, in fact a sterilization at the same time. The doc is killed. So what happens next; She moves the body to New Orleans to have him buried next to his wife or something. She is getting all her money out of the bank, what was on her personal savings bank account. She goes to New Orleans to get back to a boy friend of hers who does not respect her at all and takes advantage of her again. Along the way she meets with a young man who has a guilty feeling on his back that is so heavy that he can, hardly walk tall and straight. But he falls in love with her. And after a lot of small details he manages to go away with her practically freed by the sheriff himself. And we only learn who killed the peculiar doctor at the very end and it is a general surprise. How complicated simple things can become in the hands of complicated spirits, and police and justice are some of the most complicated spirits in this world.Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne & University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines

To me, this film shows how great acting talent can save an otherwise hum-drum plot and story. Not that the story, itself, was bad. It was just not anything enthralling. What I liked most was seeing Neve act as a Southern Belle. Billy Burke played well off of Neve's strong presence. And Jake Busey... well, he just stole that letter quarter of this movie. I'd watch this movie again, just because I think the trio did really well. Though, I have to admit: Even if Neve wasn't a very good actress, all she'd have to do is smile and I wouldn't even notice if she was terrible. However, I've asked many people -friends and strangers, alike- and we all seem to agree that she is VERY talented. So, for once, my bias is on the money.She even helped assure that I wasn't totally disgusted with 'When Will I Be Loved'. That's a major feat!

I just spent 2 hours lost in Lost Junction... and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Excellent film. Best part was the very real chemistry between the two main characters. It's not so much an edge of your seat type of thriller, but more of a quirky southern mystery with charm, romance, and subtle humor. I'm not claiming that this is a life-altering movie or even a 10, but at times it's so bursting with honesty and emotion that you can definitely get lost in the moment. (Sure you have to suspend disbelief, but isn't that why we watch movies). Different is good. I had not heard of this film before finding it at the video store, which amazes/annoys me because it's a lot better than the majority of junk out nowadays. Take a chance and visit Lost Junction.