Passing Stones

Surprisingly well made little movie. Short in length at about 90 minutes. For a low budget movie, very well made. Plot is slow to unravel. Cast is excellent especially Elizabeth Van Meter as the girlfriend with Tourette's Syndrome.

Passing stones definitely one of the best comedy independent films ever. You must have a sense of humor to fully enjoy this one. This film for some reason hasn't received its credit due. First, lets start with the story line everyone loves a good treasure hunt. When a dead father leaves letters behind advising of a hidden treasure it not only brings two families together but starts a whirlwind adventure. Mix in a polish translator, a comatose mother, a crack-head with turrets syndrome, a twisted homosexual hypnotist, and one drag queen, money not only makes the world go round but can turn family into enemies. My favorite character in this film would have to be the sister/crack addict with turret's syndrome,her sudden out burst will have you crying and mimicking for weeks.

i have never seen a film that so perfectly captures the spirit of what is a true independent film. shot on an absurdly low budget, casting friends and family and acting that is explosive and hilarious. i saw this film when in showed at SF Indie and again at a private venue. Since then I have told all of my friends about it and have been doing everything humanly possible to get a copy. if you *ever* get a chance to see Passing Stone you should. In a lifetime of exposure to the grit and the mania of Indie Films I have never seen one as excellent as this.

the plot? oh, just watch it. you would not believe me if i told you. it is deranged. it is funny. you will laugh until you cry. i sit here tapping away and chuckle as i recall scenes from this film. there are so many moments that are perfection. i could rant and rave about this film for pages. see it if you can. it seems to have vanished off the planet. the best of the very best of the true spirit of independent film!

Caught this film at the Arizona International Film Festival. I wasn't expecting a lot (though the festival's director told me it was one of the best films submitted). Five minutes into it I was sold. Shot in B & W on a shoestring budget, this film is hilarious. The acting is solid, the writing is solid and the look of the film is solid. The acting is probably the biggest revelation, since most films shot on low budgets tend to have amateur or stagey acting. Not this one. It features one of the most convincing, endearing and funny portrayals of a character with Tourette's Syndrome I've ever seen. The plot is convoluted without being confusing and raunchy without being gratuitous. If you get the chance, see this movie. Filmmakers like Majkowski (hope I got that right) deserve the chance to strut their stuff to a wider audience.

...I saw this movie when it was playing on IFC. I taped it on VHS three times and have not one of those copies. ...Great movie. To sum it up; you wouldn't know what to do with it if you got it and chances are you ain't never gonna get it, and even if you do you ain't gonna have it long. ...Shot in black and white on Long Island; a story of family dysfunction and one man's effort - Hercules paper boy - to rise above it and the misguided indifference of those who mistake authority for truth. What happens when you are dealing with people who live like there is no tomorrow. The older homosexual brother, the paint huffing, mommies favorite younger brother. Ahh i give up. I am no good at this. Stoney? ... I keep looking every month or so, to see if it ever comes back.