Director: Rebecca Miller
Writer: Rebecca Miller
Cast: Daniel-Day Lewis, Camilla Belle, Catherine Keener, Ryan McDonald
Genre: Drama
The Ballad of Jack and Rose takes us to a once thriving commune, following a father (Lewis) and daughter (Belle) whom are the only ones left now. Living of the land and being environmentally considered in all their living have gone out of fashion, leaving them isolated in their commune. With his teenage daughter on the virtue of womanhood, Jack invites his girlfriend to the commune along her two boys. The world as Jack and Rose knew it change a lot. Soon enough the teenage girl rebels, sexuality becomes an issue and co-existing with a family used to all kind of comfort spirals the group into more trouble.
It's an interesting movie, more than it's a good one. Good acting performances all around helps a lot. Lewis is great as usual, and Camilla Belle is a joy to be introduced to in her first adult role.
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