Twelve Thirty

Name: Twelve Thirty
Genre: Drama
Released: January 14, 2011
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 50

2011

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"DIA" Productions GmbH & Co. KG | Release Date: January 14, 2011 | Unrated

Summary: There are three women in the Langley household: Vivien, the mother, is caught between a fierce independence and an almost agoraphobic attachment to home; seductive and confident Mel is a 19 year-old mirror of her mother; Maura, 22, is alienated, afraid and unable to pinpoint her place in the world. They live together in a seemingly closeThere are three women in the Langley household: Vivien, the mother, is caught between a fierce independence and an almost agoraphobic attachment to home; seductive and confident Mel is a 19 year-old mirror of her mother; Maura, 22, is alienated, afraid and unable to pinpoint her place in the world. They live together in a seemingly close household, yet each is very much alone. The man of the house, Martin, left long ago to pursue a new way of life, but keeps shadow presence: he maintains a comfortable erotic tie to his ex-wife and a tentative relationship with Mel. Maura has all but shunned him. The family’s status quo explodes when Jeff walks into their comfortable yet dysfunctional world. Bright, handsome, ambitious and sure of his future at 22, he’s also socially awkward and a sexual novice who’s been Infatuated with Mel since high school. When they begin working together at the same restaurant, he jumps at the opportunity to finally start a romance with the free-spirited girl – but Mel has other ideas about their time together. Until then utterly convinced of his own decency, a confused Jeff suddenly finds himself gripped by desire he barely understands, and acting in ways that cross the line of right and wrong. Over the course of a week, he is swept up in the convoluted dynamics of Mel, Maura, and Vivien’s relationships with men, the world and each other. Manipulator and manipulated, seducer and seduced, accuser and accused, he is eventually turned into the common enemy when Martin finally steps up to the paternal plate, leading to a confrontation that results in both his and the Langley family's painful, yet hopeful, coming of age. (Twelve Thirty Productions)… Expand

Director: Jeff Lipsky

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 120 min

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Kevin Thomas

Feb 3, 2011

aAn ambitious ensemble piece in which every actor is able to shine and every character is a master of the well-turned phrase. Read full review

Roger Ebert

May 11, 2011

Here is an unsuccessful movie with some surprisingly successful scenes. It has moments when it is electrifying and passages where it slows to a walk. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Jan 13, 2011

Above all, it loves its characters and the actors who play them. A fearless, talented filmmaking auteur working on a limited budget, Mr. Lipsky insists on doing it his way and letting the chips fall where they may. More power to him. Read full review

Andrew Schenker

Jan 11, 2011

A film more satisfying in occasional isolated moments than as a coherent dramatic entity. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Aug 11, 2011

There are scenes here and there that are worthy, but many that aren't. Lipsky tries to use dialogue to cover up weaknesses in other areas - such as why these people behave the way they do. Some of the movie is inviting, some of it off-putting. Read full review

J.R. Jones

May 12, 2011

Jeff Lipsky invests this indie drama with admirable intelligence and insight, though these fine qualities are undermined by a sense of writerly artifice. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Jan 14, 2011

A wildly misanthropic and overlong black comedy. Read full review

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kcunning

Mar 27, 2011

This was a mess of a movie. The dialogue didn't ring true, the plot was absurd, & most of the actors seemed to be acting alone, declaiming their lines, rather than working in an ensemble. I went to see "Twelve Thirty" because I had really liked "Flannel Pajamas," but this film was a greatThis was a mess of a movie. The dialogue didn't ring true, the plot was absurd, & most of the actors seemed to be acting alone, declaiming their lines, rather than working in an ensemble. I went to see "Twelve Thirty" because I had really liked "Flannel Pajamas," but this film was a great disappointment.… Expand

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