Lamb
Innocence walks a fine line.
Innocence walks a fine line.
Drama
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2015
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Lamb, based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, traces the self-discovery of David Lamb in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father. Hoping to regain some faith in his own goodness, he turns his attention to Tommie, an awkward and unpopular eleven-year-old girl. Lamb is convinced that he can help her avoid a destiny of apathy and emptiness, and takes Tommie for a road trip from Chicago to the Rockies, planning to initiate her into the beauty of the mountain wilderness. The journey shakes them in ways neither expects.
Cast:
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Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
20 Oct 2015
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 5 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Partridge portrays David with immaculate timing and meticulous attention to detail. We feel for the character's pain, but never quite trust him.
– Tirdad Derakhshani,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
22 Jan 2016
rotten:
Partridge has a strong screen presence, but the potential power of his storytelling approach is negated when emotions get mushy in the third act. That's when we figure out that this film doesn't know exactly what it wants to say.
– David Lewis,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Jan 2016
fresh:
Equally fascinating and frustrating, writer/director/actor Ross Partridge's "Lamb" explores a threatening February and November relationship between odd kindred spirits.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
14 Jan 2016
fresh:
"Lamb" is empathetic and untrustworthy, haunting but often unpersuasive. In the end it's hard to say what the film's point is. But it lingers in the mind.
– Matt Zoller Seitz,
RogerEbert.com,
8 Jan 2016
rotten:
In the novel, Lamb is a fantasist who uses Tommie as a blank (pure) slate on which to write a new life story. Mr. Partridge never figures out how to complicate his version and its voices, or maybe doesn't want to.
– Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
7 Jan 2016