Oconomowoc (film)

Oconomowoc is a 2013 American comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Andy Gillies. The film follows a man who, after moving back in with his hard-drinking mother, becomes part of a T-shirt business with his friend.

Oconomowoc
Directed byAndy Gillies
Produced byAndy Gillies
Joe Haas
Written byAndy Gillies
StarringAndy Gillies
Music byAndy Gillies
Joe Haas
Brendan Marshall-Rashid
CinematographyJoe Haas
Edited byJoe Haas
Production
company
What Productions
Joe Haas Media
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Reception

The film has received universally negative critical reception, currently holding a 12/100 rating (indicating "universal dislike or disgust") on Metacritic and an 11% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The New York Times stated that the film "has one thing going for it: a running time of just 79 minutes, even if every one of them feels like an eternity."[1] The Los Angeles Times called the film a "shaggy underachiever",[2] while The Village Voice stated that "all conversation and action in the film take turns amounting to nothing."[3] The film's sole semi-positive review came from Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine, who posited that it "is extremely self-conscious, but in a fashion that generally serves the material" and is "an engagingly cynical ode to futility."[4]

References
  1. Catsoulis, Jeanette. "A T-Shirt War in Small-Town Wisconsin". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. Goldstein, Gary. "Movie review: 'Oconomowoc' in need of direction like its lead". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  3. Staeger, Rob. "Oconomowoc, Somewhat Starring a Polka-dotted Bathrobe". Village Voice. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. Bowen, Chuck. "Oconomowoc". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
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