Come Early Morning

Name: Come Early Morning
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: November 10, 2006
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Ashley Judd, Jeffrey Donovan, Tim Blake Nelson

2006

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Bold Films | Release Date: November 10, 2006 | R

Starring: Ashley Judd, Jeffrey Donovan, Tim Blake Nelson

Summary: Come Early Morning is a beautifully rendered film about a southern woman in a small-town, rural community, a subject director Joey Lauren Adams obviously knows intimately. Fueled by a nuanced performance from Ashley Judd, this film is about life transitions, the search for love, and the burdens we carry with us. (Roadside Attractions)

Director: Joey Lauren Adams

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 97 min

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Owen Gleiberman

The baby-voiced costar of "Chasing Amy" proves an effortless filmmaker, turning Lucy’s journey into the awakening of a soul. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

The kind of small gem that's becoming increasingly rare in American films. Read full review

Tasha Robinson

"Chasing Amy" star Joey Lauren Adams makes a competent, tender writing and directing debut with Come Early Morning, but the film is still entirely in Judd's hands. Read full review

Lael Loewenstein

Falls prey to bits of psychoanalytic shorthand and narrative predictability, but it offers the rare, meaty role for an actress in her late 30s. Read full review

Jessica Reaves

Artfully shot and excruciatingly honest, the movie has great intentions but can't quite overcome its outsized sense of self-importance. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

The script is somewhat predictable and the pace is leisurely, but Ms. Judd makes Lucy's choices seem momentous, and Ms. Adams gives us several beautiful scenes.

Pete Vonder Haar

The end result is stale, clumsy, and about as compelling as an average episode of "As the World Turns." Read full review

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Caladonia

Nov 18, 2006

A pleasant surprise. Judd gives one of the year's best performances.

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Marty

Nov 10, 2006

This is a quiet movie that is absolutely captivating. It's a simple story envisioned through Adams' confident eye. Also, great performances by Ashley Judd and Jeffrey Donovan help bring it to life. It's not a movie for everyone, but if you appreciate realistic drama, smart This is a quiet movie that is absolutely captivating. It's a simple story envisioned through Adams' confident eye. Also, great performances by Ashley Judd and Jeffrey Donovan help bring it to life. It's not a movie for everyone, but if you appreciate realistic drama, smart writing and excellent acting, this is a movie for you.… Expand

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ChadS.

Apr 1, 2007

"The sins of the father," from the Book of Matthew, Lucy cites, is the lightning rod of her theological vent with her parish priest. Since daddy was a womanizer, this must be the reason why I f*** and run, Lucy rationalizes; this must be the reason I'm always drunk and single. Because "The sins of the father," from the Book of Matthew, Lucy cites, is the lightning rod of her theological vent with her parish priest. Since daddy was a womanizer, this must be the reason why I f*** and run, Lucy rationalizes; this must be the reason I'm always drunk and single. Because of her arrested development, when Cal(Jeffrey Donovan) intervenes between Lucy and a predatory barfly, the girl with daddy issues balks at having her honor defended. She can't see that Cal is her knight and shining armour, or is he? The understated "Come Early Morning" avoids cliched characterizations. After frying frog legs, Cal asks Lucy to perform a wifely function that doesn't suit her; this same function is echoed late in the between an unhappy husband and wife. This first-time writer/director has a soft touch; she eschews big emotional payoffs that sends everyone home happy, in favor of scenes that end in disappointment and heartbreak. "Come Early Morning" seems rudderless, but in the thrilling(quietly so) final act, Lucy's character is defined and set in stone for us. We get her. We like her.… Expand

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