Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

Cooktopi The acting in this movie is really good.

skeetchtvs I stumbled across this movie on Netflix, and I was not expecting much from this but this movie actually blew me away. It's been a very long time since a movie got to me emotionally like this one did. I have never written a review on here before but I wanted too with this one, as it doesn't seem to have much feedback.Refuge is a Heartfelt Drama, you are introduced to this family after their parents have abandoned them. Amy is the older sister and takes the role of the mother, and looks after her younger siblings. Sam is also troubled passes through the town, meets Amy and decides to stay. He tries to help out Amy and does his best to be there for her and the two siblings.The younger brother has brain damage and is really depressed. It follows him trying to talk to people as he has a hard time doing so. The younger sister suffers from abandonment issues, and is seeking for attention. Both siblings adore Amy and want her to be happy, there's a few scenes where you really see this.The acting in this movie was brilliant, especially Krysten Ritter's performance, she did an amazing job in this role and I will never doubt her in a drama. You felt for her character the entire film, the emotion was written all over her face the entire time. The rest of the cast was also very good. I feel like I had to give a special shout out to Krysten though, she was very good.What I liked most about this movie is it feels very realistic and I think that's what makes it most depressing. It doesn't necessary give you a happy ending, which is how life can be.If you are into drama's definitely check this one out.

ajrg-17-381639 This is an unusual drama. A family is living a marginal life being the rejects of town, kids that should never have been born from druggie parents who abandon them before the film. The oldest daughter before the film has given up her escape, spent one year in college, to take care of her brain damaged brother and much younger sister. They think the world of her. The town considers her a slut. She picks up a drifter bum. Both are damaged people who do not give a lot of themselves. In the end she marries him giving up her dreams of getting out but having help from a man she loves in raising the family and he finds a place where he is needed and appreciated. They do not become middle class and he does not stop drinking and the younger sister does not stop being a druggie. It is just a slice of life and it is hard to see this as unrealistic or a fairy tale. It seems kind of gritty. I thought the directing was fine and the acting was good. It was a bit more real than I wanted.

BittanyG Rarely write reviews but feel I had to counterbalance the bad ones above. I also stumbled upon this one on Netflix. Sure glad it got a second chance there. I completely fell for this movie, it made me cry which hasn't happened in a very long time from movies. Someone complained of its being unbelievable but please which movie isn't, Lord of the Rings?. The most unbelievable part from a non-US perspective would be the parents leaving like that. But that aside I felt the story well written, the characters believable, the acting fantastic and the movie as a whole felt true and well just wonderful. Can't believe the rating (from the very few who seem to have seen it) is so low but note that Im not alone in really liking it. Interesting how people judge films so differently. This certainly struck a chord within me. If you like indie, drama and are a sucker for romance and feelgood don't miss out on this one. Luuuuved it!

Michelle Jones I stumbled across this on Netflix and apparently this was perhaps a straight to DVD video, so I wasn't expecting much but it turned out to be a sweet, heartfelt drama. Amy is a young woman with a bright future and college scholarship but chooses to stay home to care for her younger siblings when their parents abandon them. The movie starts after she has been home for a while and is dealing with the frustrations of small town life with parental responsibilities of two teenagers. When a stranger, Sam, drifts into town with his own challenges and interacts with Amy, they each have to come to terms with what happiness means to them.