Welcome to the Rileys
(2010)
Directed by Jake Scott
this independent film stars James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart and
Melissa Leo. A man with a distant marriage following the death of his
daughter travels to New Orleans and befriends a teenage
stripper/prostitute.
Even if we never
really know much about her background the most interesting character
in the piece is that of the young girl and Kristen Stewart gives a
really good performance. Most films about grief tend to get bogged
down moments of melancholy but by being about the later stages of the
process this is a much more engaging and unusual film. In the end
this is a good film about the self destructive side of human nature
that works thanks to it's good script and cast.
4/5
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