Review: Loggerheads (C+)

Loggerheads (2005)
Directed by Tim Kirkman
Starring Tess Harper, Bonnie Hunt, Chris Sarandon, Michael Learned and Kip Purdue
MPAA: PG-13
Grade: C+

Review by Sebastian Francis Kennedy

A sly, subtle film, Loggerheads examines three separate families in North Carolina as they deal with change. An official selection at Sundance, the movie certainly has a confident tone. However, I felt that Loggerheads moved at a turtle's pace (pun intended) and I was hoping for a stronger script.

The acting in Loggerheads is actually quite decent. Bonnie Hunt stands out as a woman that has come to a crossroads in her life. She gave up her son for adoption at the age of 17 and feels that she now needs to locate him. Unfortunately, the adoption agency will not give up the information and she struggles to keep her life in order.

Chris Sarandon and Tess Harper put in decent acting performances in Loggerheads, but the script does not test their skills appropriately. The story line is a bit tedious and the pacing is deliberately slow. The camera work is fair and the music is average. I was expecting a little more from Loggerheads, a mellow laid back movie that fails to deliver the big dramatic punch.