Coming Up Easy

Name: Coming Up Easy
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Daniel Anderson, Robert Blanche, David Cascadden

2004
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

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Drama

Lily lives a simple life in the Pacific Northwest, far away from the dangerous dysfunction of her family. A high school dropout and painfully aware of her limited education, Lily spends hour... Read allLily lives a simple life in the Pacific Northwest, far away from the dangerous dysfunction of her family. A high school dropout and painfully aware of her limited education, Lily spends hours at the library with her homeless friend Alfred trying to improve herself. When her older... Read allLily lives a simple life in the Pacific Northwest, far away from the dangerous dysfunction of her family. A high school dropout and painfully aware of her limited education, Lily spends hours at the library with her homeless friend Alfred trying to improve herself. When her older Sister Denice arrives from California with an abusive, drug addicted husband and two dama... Read all

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

YOUR RATING

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9arthur-137

Emotional, heartfelt roller-coaster ride of a dysfunctional family

Highly recommended ....

This movie stayed with me for quite sometime; which, as a real film lover, I say as a compliment. This movie is about something, and I really felt this film. The straightforward direction style, the strong performances, the visual excitement of the fantasy scenes, and the well-crafted script kept me involved on a cinematic level, but the story and the empathy for Lily (the lead character) had my emotions in a whirlwind. This only comes from the kind of storytelling that draws you into the characters lives.

Ms Rodriguez' fine directing uses just enough cinematic visual effects to add flavor to the film without showing off and drawing attention to her directing.

I'd love to see more work from this talented writer/director.

9goldenotions

A Stunning Entry

This dynamic portrayal of a young woman gamely moving on and up from the chaos, hurt and enduring bruises of an abusive past--one that suddenly lands on her present doorstep in the form of her struggling sister, hellion brother-in- law and stability starved nephews--heralds a stunning entry into features for filmmaker Rebecca Rodriguez. If the look and feel of this remarkable effort are any indication, her future in cinema is very bright indeed!

At times subtle, other times overpowering, "Coming Up Easy" is always riveting, rings authentic throughout and features an exceptional cast.

Highly recommended.

10EdwardMartinIII

Very cool!

These were the first words that I thought of when I watched this: It was sweet and intense and colorful and real. I liked it very much.

On more than one occasion, I was surprised by the direction events took. This is good.

The characters were all a little whack in their own ways and that was good, too.

There were flashbacks and they didn't interrupt the narrative and they FELT like flashbacks, momentary reveries, in their implementation.

I encourage people to see this movie when they can.

I hope Rebecca Rodriguez makes more movies and I look forward to seeing them.

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The library in which Alfred and Lily meet is an original Carnegie Library in Portland, OR. The building now house the Multnomah County Library's Used Bookstore, The Title Wave.