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Beeswax

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
904
YOUR RATING
Beeswax (2009)
A pair of identical twin sisters -- one, who has been paraplegic since youth and gets around in a wheelchair, and the other -- "same face, different bodies."
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A pair of identical twin sisters -- one, who has been paraplegic since youth and gets around in a wheelchair, and the other -- 'same face, different bodies.'A pair of identical twin sisters -- one, who has been paraplegic since youth and gets around in a wheelchair, and the other -- 'same face, different bodies.'A pair of identical twin sisters -- one, who has been paraplegic since youth and gets around in a wheelchair, and the other -- 'same face, different bodies.'

  • Director
    • Andrew Bujalski
  • Writer
    • Andrew Bujalski
  • Stars
    • Tilly Hatcher
    • Maggie Hatcher
    • Alex Karpovsky
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    904
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andrew Bujalski
    • Writer
      • Andrew Bujalski
    • Stars
      • Tilly Hatcher
      • Maggie Hatcher
      • Alex Karpovsky
    • 13User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Tilly Hatcher
    • Jeannie
    Maggie Hatcher
    • Lauren
    Alex Karpovsky
    Alex Karpovsky
    • Merrill
    Katy O'Connor
    • Corinne
    David Zellner
    David Zellner
    • Scott
    Kyle Henry
    Kyle Henry
    • Michael
    S.J. Anderson
    • Teddy - customer
    Anne Dodge
    • Amanda
    Betty Blackwell
    • Lila
    Bryan Poyser
    Bryan Poyser
    • Jason - study buddy
    Rebecca McInroy
    • Holly - office woman
    Nathan Zellner
    Nathan Zellner
    • Lee
    Atietie Tonwe
    • Emeka
    Nina Sokol
    • Naomi
    Jillian Glantz
    • Wynonna
    Christy Moore
    • Paula - girls' mom
    Janet Pierson
    Janet Pierson
    • Sally
    D.J. Taitelbaum
    • A.C.
    • Director
      • Andrew Bujalski
    • Writer
      • Andrew Bujalski
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews13

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    7runamokprods

    Grew on me...

    Intelligent, very low key mumble-core comedy/ drama that I liked better on reflection than while I was first watching it.

    While I was viewing, the lack of plot and forward motion seemed frustrating. But looking back I found all the little honest moments of human weirdness that Bujalski captured with his (apparently) semi-improvised style gave me more of a real look into the lives of these late 20 somethings than I would have gotten from a more plot driven narrative.

    And there IS a plot – about careers, about commitments, and about friendship. The tension over whether two friends who co-own a shop are actually going to sue each other over how the store is run is palpable, if not heart pounding. It's just the focus is more on details than on the big picture -- which is actually a lovely change from most films out there.

    Kudos too for having a lead character in a wheelchair and a) not making that the most important thing about her, and b) allowing her to be sexy, sexual, funny, angry, grumpy – all the things people with challenged lives rarely are in movies.
    1rustydinglekamp

    Why I gave this a 1...

    .... because IMDb won't let me rank it any less.

    Aimlessly directed and written with a ham fist, Beeswax is a movie that relies far too much on automatic indie film credibility and too little on making a cohesive story.

    I understand that this was meant to be quasi-documentary style, and film snobs might tell me that I just don't "get it" - that it's a slice of life, and that life doesn't read as smoothly as a movie script. But there's a REASON that movie scripts go smoothly: Because it's painful to watch a story like this get mired in minutia with no accountability for pacing or telling a complete tale.

    The cast did the best they could with what they were given, but this plays like someone's film school project. Self-indulgent, loaded with an unwarranted confidence that greatness is unfolding, Beeswax is strictly amateur night.
    4rpennyw

    Trying to be Woody Allen-esque?

    I won't say this is the worst film I've ever seen, but it sure won't make it to the top of my recommended films list. I saw it at a film festival in North Carolina. The thing that kept me in my seat for the entire film was that I was fascinated with the actresses. Having only seen them in this one film, I don't know what kind of range they possess, but it seemed to me like they were (or could be) very talented.

    The problem with this film does not lie in the acting, whatever they were doing was working! It was the story..or screenplay, if there was one. Mike Mellon posted in an earlier review that he was "having a hard time believing it was actually written instead of made up as the filming progressed." I absolutely feel the same way. Was there a screenplay written? I was also disappointed in the ending. I'd made it all the way through the film and then...it just...ended. What happened there? Another reviewer joked that the film may have run out. Yeah, where was the structure here? What was the point? The sisters were interesting characters (or people), I just wish they'd been given a more interesting story to portray.
    3imdb-726-882796

    Like a peek into the unremarkable lives of some random, average people.

    I just watched this movie, and I'm not even sure what I saw should be called a movie. It's seemed more like a voyeuristic peek into the lives of some unremarkable people. Watching it felt like being a bored fly on the wall. It was slow to get going, and once it did, I felt indifferent about the plot (what plot there was). It really was no more exciting than folding my laundry, and once I did start to finally take a little interest in the characters and what was happening to them, it ended with no resolution of the conflict. The only reason I'm even giving it a 3 is because the actors are actually rather good at playing the part of average people. Then again, perhaps they weren't acting at all.

    I love independent and low budget films, but the production of this one was just a waste of equipment and editing time. I'm having a hard time believing it was actually written instead of made up as the filming progressed. Pass on it, and instead, go eavesdrop on a random stranger's conversation. You will get the same experience.
    3rationalreviewer

    I watched it as a vote for Indie filmmaking. I wish I could take back my vote.

    An earlier reviewer, Dom-Donald, wrote: "There were no developed characters, there was no plot, no beginning, middle or end. There were no interesting relationships, no questions asked of the audience, no explorations of ideas or emotions. There were no challenging subjects, nothing shocking or controversial. Nothing actually even happened, so there were no events for the characters to even discuss. Even the relationship between the two sisters wasn't explored in any way.

    "The movie just started and then a bit later it finished at some random point (the camera ran out of film?) .... I challenge you to watch it, for that is probably the only valid reason for doing so!"

    I accepted his challenge. He is right. The movie would have been better had they run out of film earlier. In fact the earlier the film ran out, the better it would have been.

    Another reviewer, Mike Mellon, wrote: "I'm having a hard time believing it was actually written instead of made up as the filming progressed. Pass on it, and instead, go eavesdrop on a random stranger's conversation. You will get the same experience."

    Mike is on the right track, but is not quite correct. I eavesdropped on some customers at a 99 Cents Store to test his theory. It was not the same experience. My experience at the 99 Cents Store was more entertaining and the strangers on whom I eavesdropped were more interesting.

    The characters in Beeswax were dumber than they would have been in real life. The aspiring lawyer could not have gotten through law school without a sharper intellect than his character displays.

    Like others who were disappointed in this film, I am not a consumer of mass market culture and I tend to favor the avant garde. So I don't think the people responsible for this film should have their artistic license revoked... just put on probation and be required to attend boredom management training, and make restitution. I think there are a lot of victims who want their 100 minutes back.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The two leads, Maggie and Tilly Hatcher, are real life long time friends of Director Andrew Bujalski. His script was inspired by his feeling of how the sisters would project as performers (as they are not professional actors).
    • Quotes

      Merrill: It's pretty intense to see you.

      Jeannie: It's intense to see you too.

    • Soundtracks
      Starlight
      Written and Performed by Escort

      Published by Sweet Sensation Publishing (ASCAP)

      Courtesy of Escort Records

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Воск
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Houston King Productions
      • Sisters Project
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,590
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,844
      • Aug 9, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,590
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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