Blue Car

The movie begins as another "teacher inspires student" style of film, but takes a few dark twists along the way which make the movie worth a viewing. David Straithern gives a fantastic performance as an English teacher and is worth watching... Full review

We in political and socio-economic circles like to portray life in a fairy-tale, Horatio Algers kind of way....This movie reminded me of many things I went through and struggles I seen in other families...broken families with children struggling to grow up,... Full review

This film reminds me a lot of the main theme of American Beauty, but it is a rivetting watch. Agnus Bruckner is beautiful to behold and her tutor (David Strathlairn) is an excellent actor. One is led to believe that the... Full review

This short unassuming and very downbeat drama is quite effective and nicely written and acted. Agnes Bruckner is superb in the lead role as a depressed teen who writes sad poetry and has never felt happy since her father left the... Full review

Small but recommendable film about a young girl, growing up in an unstable environment with a lack of people who care for her and various people abusing her. Agnes Bruckner gives an excellent performance as Meg. The story isn't something... Full review

Blue Car is a dramatic story about a young teenager (Agnes Bruckner) that is over taken by the bad hand she was dealt in life. Trying to juggle school with a harsh family situation, she has become a product of... Full review

I find myself in an unusual situation. I've read through many of the comments about this movie, both the glowing and the dismal, and discover that to some extent I agree with all of them! The ones who praise the... Full review

It's always nice to come across a little gem of a film like this one is. The characters are crafted so well that there is nary a false note in the entire piece. The dynamics between the daughter (Meg) and... Full review

It's always gratifying to see an independent film that tackles a thorny subject, knowing well that any of the major studios won't dare to sponsor any director who is original and has a different way to present the story. Such... Full review

Ah, the romantic enigma that is the English teacher. Only Hollywood could bring these bookworms into the heroic light usually reserved for legendary leaders and men of action. Look at Robin Williams in "Dead Poets Society" and you'll find the... Full review

The film is a personal character study that not a lot of moviegoers will be interested in, but its delicate execution in the writing, direction, and acting makes Blue Car a treat in the independent filmmaking world. A film like this is not going to be appreciated by everyone (and it probably will not catch a big audience on video), but for those that discover it and admire low key filmmaking, Blue Car will likely satisfy. ... Full Review

In short, Blue Car is worth seeing for its performances....Describing the plot synopsis of Blue Car makes it sound worryingly like a daytime TV movie with disturbing Lolita-like overtones.....The performances by both David Strathairn and Agnes Bruckner are superb.....may serve as a useful cautionary tale.....writer-director Karen Moncrieff has taken great pains not to demonise either of her central characters and she's rewarded with two terrific central performances..... ... Full Review

The title "Blue Car" refers to a lingering memory for Megan (Bruckner), a troubled teen who remembers all too well the day her father left her, her sister and their mother behind. Blue Car" is rated R for occasional use of strong sex-related profanity and crude sexual slang terms, a scene of simulated sex and sexual contact, as well as some drug content (theft of prescription drugs, as well as prescription drug abuse). ... Full Review

Their characters are very realistic....Fortunately, Bruckner doesn't overplay her part and stoop to pure melodrama despite a part that could easily sink back into her soap opera roots.....effectively delivers the emotional goods for her big revelation scene.....directed primarily at teens, the simple story serves as a moralistic warning against male predators suitable for an effective afterschool special episode..... ... Full Review

Its final sequence turns on Meg's appearance at a national high school poetry contest, where she is to read "Blue Car" to the masses in hopes of winning the scholarship that spells deliverance from her blue world of woe. But the script and direction, by former actress Karen Moncrieff, are too smart for that. ... Full Review

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