Lymelife
The American Dream Sucks
The American Dream Sucks
Comedy, Drama
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2008
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A coming of age dramedy where infidelity, real estate, and Lyme disease have two families falling apart on Long Island in the early eighties. Scott, 15, is at the point in his life when he finds out that the most important people around him, his father, his mother, and his brother, are not exactly who he thought they were. They are flawed and they are human.
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Details
Runtime:
95 min
Release date:
8 Sep 2008
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$1,500,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
At no point did I feel bored or condescended to, and even though the ending may be overwrought, it had me gripping my chair.
– Reyhan Harmanci,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 May 2012
fresh:
Solid, but forgettable.
– Stephen Garrett,
Time Out,
17 Nov 2011
rotten:
Another film that looks back at late seventies' suburbia with a mixture of tenderness and condescension.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
8 May 2009
rotten:
The offbeat Lymelife is so clearly leeching off other suburban-dysfunction films that it could have been titled The Lice Storm.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
8 May 2009
fresh:
Even in its darkest moments there are flashes of warm comedy and gentle farce that lend the story considerable credibility and charm.
– Greg Quill,
Toronto Star,
8 May 2009