Dotsthavesp I wanted to but couldn't!

Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Curt Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

besherat This is a great family drama. The story says that middle-aged man survives the death of his daughter and the emotional attachment to a young prostitute, whom he wants to help. I can understand their feelings. From personal experience, I know what death of close person bring to marriage. Alienation, misunderstanding, resentment. I've lost stepdaughter, and I know for these feelings ,as they appear in the film. His need for saving a young person, who went on the wrong path ,is natural. He blame himself and his wife for the death of their daughter, and now,trying to improve himself by helping a young girl. On the other hand, her binding to these people is also natural,despite the dissolute life that she leads , in her soul , she feels the need for family, safe house, and this is the thread that bound them. For me, film is not excessive in feelings. And the end is excellent, everyone in the story realized what is reality.

bowmanblue Poor Kristen Stewart hasn't had an easy ride in the popular press. First she's constantly linked with - the pretty one-dimensional - Bella Swann from the Twilight franchise and then she gets her love-life in a tangle and everyone takes R-Patz' side.Somewhere, amid the mess of her personal life, she got round to making 'Welcome to the Riley's,' with Sopranos star James Gandolfini. Sadly, not enough people seemed to notice. It was an 'indie' film that never really got much of a mainstream release, therefore she remained 'Bella' in the press' eyes all the way through this.However, if you can give her a chance, you may get more than an hour and a half of her holding her mouth open and refusing to smile. James Gandolfini gives a - naturally - great performance as a man who had lost his teenage daughter in a car accident. On a work trip he gives his colleagues the slip and takes refuge in a strip club where he meets Kristen Stewart, who he beings a - plutonic - relationship with, treating her like a surrogate daughter.That's about it as far as the plot goes. At first (the beginning twenty minutes) I was pretty disinterested and was wondering what I got into. However, I was very pleased with how it transpired. It's actually quite a tender story of emotionally damaged people coming together.It's certainly not a laugh a minute and is the sort of film that you have to be in quite a deep, reflective, thoughtful mood to really appreciate (or just want to see Kristen Stewart not surrounded by computer generated monsters).Nice film. Give it a try.

pbothra-09 I think the movie was great. All three actors acted really well. The story of the movie is not at all predictable. This is the reason why it grasps your attention. You want to see more of it when it ends. Kristen Stewart has done a real good job portraying a 16year old runaway and stripper. She was awesome in her character. This movie actually shows how a 16year old girl is independent and does not need support. The character is very strong. I really liked it. I would recommend that everyone should see this because this movie is different. It is a very interesting movie and people will enjoy it. I was glad that the story does not end how we hope. Some times a change makes you feel good.

PhillipMichaelH Welcome To The Rileys premiered at Sundance in early 2010 and received a worthy amount of recognition. The film also received a little bit of notice from the press because of its young star, Kristen Stewart from the Twilight franchise but believe me, this isn't a fantasy or love story. What I loved about this film from the very beginning is that there was something unsettling about it, when you first hear the piano theme that runs throughout the film, it immediately made an impression on me. Also, the first shot of Doug (played by James Gandolfini) smoking a cigarette, it's a very tight close up that for reasons which I can't put into words, made me feel like I was in for a different experience. The style of the film through my eyes sort of feels like a dark horror film or maybe a film noir.Of course, I was surprised by this because I knew what the story was about but I was still surprised and stunned at how gritty this film is. The story sort of sounds like something that we have seen a lot in movies from the past but it's handled in a way that is completely different and it even stands out on its own. I won't give away character or story details but on the surface, this may seem like a predictable movie but watch the characters more and see how they think or feel, it's truly impressive.I will comment on the performances before I end this review, James Gandolfini gives a very mature adult performance that amazed me. I actually have never seen much of his other work but I'm curious to see more of his acting credits. Melissa Leo is heartfelt and sensitive, I really connected with it. She really plays the mother role to perfection. Lastly, there is Kristen Stewart who I am a big defender of. Some accuse her of being flat and emotionless in her films but the more I watch her work, I see that what makes her work stand out is that she is real. Never overacting or trying to play the heavily emotional scenes that someone like Meryl Streep would. That's what I like about her, it's like your viewing a real person in life. All of the actors in the film do this very well and to see them work together is something special.Either you will be amazed or disappointed with it and while the story is simple and the film does have a lot of heart and compassion, you feel a sense of gloom, melancholy or dread when you watch it. If you enjoy films like Badlands, Ghost World or Fargo then I highly recommend it.