A troubled woman seeks out the child she gave up for adoption; a gay motel owner takes in a handsome drifter; and the wife of a preacher frets that a gay couple has moved in across the street. All of their lives will intersect as Loggerheads subtly draws out their secret losses and desires.
Slow, unadorned, compassionate, and earnest, Loggerheads is a low-fi throwback to the independent films of the 1980s and '90s -- heartland miniatures hewn from plainspoken lives.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
2 Dec 2005
fresh:
This quiet community and family drama set on the North Carolina shore offers a bighearted outlook on how to absorb change and defeat.
– Michael Booth,
Denver Post,
9 Dec 2005
fresh:
Despite a meandering tone, Loggerheads is consistently watchable thanks to committed actors playing recognizable, decent folks just trying to do the right thing -- or rectify mistakes of the past.
– Steve Murray,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
12 Jan 2006
fresh:
... an understated and heartfelt story, superbly acted, with a strong sense of people and place.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan 2006
rotten:
The dramatic tension is nil. But the performances, particularly by Hunt (in a non-comedic role, for a change), are worth a look.