Youngstown

The movie Youngstown captured the blue collar values of the once Steel Capital.

The camera had a profound eye lingering briefly on places and items that make Youngstown a special city and the humor also helped capture the Youngstown story. The acting was great.

Loved it.

The two lead actors deserve all the recognition possible. Amazing performances. Magnetic. When I left the theater I was already imagining them in a wished for sequel. Great texture to the camera angles and cinematography. A warm, quirky, delightful film that I want to watch again.

I found this movie particularly charming. It's light and funny and different. Both leads are very engaging and I was only disappointed in the short runtime. I could have spent more time in this world.

The plot is pathetically bad and yet somehow the dialogue is even worse. There is no point to this movie other than to say, hey look we're in Youngstown, Ohio. If you look at the crew list, you'll see the director is the same person who shot the movie. He clearly spent all of his time on his cinematography and zero time on actual direction. Just a complete waste of time and stinker of a movie.

No script, no budget ... and yet here is a darling movie that never makes you feel bad. If you can't commit a mere 80 minutes to watch this flick and enjoy the quirkiness of the plot, value the humble beauty of a small town, credit the hilarity of the literally ad-libbed dialogue and come away happier than when you started, then you live a sad, demanding life. Smile more and enjoy ...