- Release Date: 2007
- Runtime: 95 min
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Starring: Dylan Walsh, Tracy Middendorf, Danny DeVito, Justin Long ... see all
- Director: Hart Bochner
- Plot: Close to the entrance to Death Valley is the God-forsaken town of Trona. It's nearly empty: dry, with polluted water and poisoned soil. Dilapidated houses hold slackers and stoners. The... Read more
User Reviews
wtf
Oct 14, 2008
boris1112 - yahoo.com
Oct 14, 2008boris1112 - yahoo.com
what is the point? the purpose and meaning of this waste of a 90 minutes of my life? there was no need for this movie to be made. useless story. i would never want to make anyone watch this movie...... Full review
Great film, very happy, semi-dark comedy
Jul 26, 2008
darryllmonroe-1 - imdb.com
Jul 26, 2008darryllmonroe-1 - imdb.com
I have always been fascinated by Trona since the first time I drove through it some 15 years ago, reminds me of a full scale model railroad town and it looks like perhaps no other place in California...Trona has a bit... Full review
Modest, formulaic, but nice.
Jul 24, 2008
I_saw_it_happen - imdb.com
Jul 24, 2008I_saw_it_happen - imdb.com
This is a quite enjoyable movie, well-made and pretty much an atmosphere piece, which is extremely formulaic (you'll know everything that's going to happen more than half-way through), but actually succeeds at being the sort of 'heart-warming' stuff that so many... Full review
Horrible
Jul 21, 2008
timothylongman - yahoo.com
Jul 21, 2008timothylongman - yahoo.com
Saw this movie on the plane. By the end, I was praying that we would crash. I have to say that it was among the worst movies that I have ever seen!! I kept watching only because I thought there might... Full review
Just add nothing!!!
Jul 07, 2008
jesse1319 - yahoo.com
Jul 07, 2008jesse1319 - yahoo.com
I like alot of the actors in this movie and can't believe they signed on to do this worthless piece of garbage. This movie made me depressed for the rest of the day.... Full review
Worth Watching
Jul 07, 2008
broe88 - yahoo.com
Jul 07, 2008broe88 - yahoo.com
Good movie I laughed almost the whole way through. Danny Devito fits his part like a glove! I suggest its worth watching.... Full review
An easy going film
Jun 29, 2008
mcambarr - imdb.com
Jun 29, 2008mcambarr - imdb.com
This movie doesn't deserve any awards but it doesn't deserve to be slated either. It made me laugh and I really enjoyed it. The premise of the story is quite simple, likable Ray is stuck in a dead-end job, in... Full review
Light hearted insight into life.
Jun 24, 2008
Rutger Prins - imdb.com
Jun 24, 2008Rutger Prins - imdb.com
This movie is set in the most hopeless part of American society. Where everyone has a hopeless, pathetic job or no job at all and spend their free time in an equally hopeless and neglecting manner. It's just over the... Full review
Reminded me of Juno ......ALASKA!
Jun 21, 2008
stevepat99 - imdb.com
Jun 21, 2008stevepat99 - imdb.com
I'm certain other references to Juno likewise referred to Alaska, a place that abounds with cold, desolate areas devoid of humans and hence devoid of intelligent life. Similar in fact to the town of Trona. IMDb's plot sets the pace... Full review
Subtly-nuanced, beautifully acted, quirky
Jun 19, 2008
froglover25 - imdb.com
Jun 19, 2008froglover25 - imdb.com
Just Add Water is a moving, quirky, subtly-nuanced fable about suffering, love and redemption. Set in the belly of a culture that's been spiritually and environmentally devastated, enough becomes more than enough, and a small group of determined people decide... Full review
Critics Reviews
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| Jun 04, 2008Film School Rejects
That's not to say the film is entirely without charm, though it struggles to find itself for the first 45 minutes.
The Upside: Tracy Middendorf is endearing and wonderful to watch.
Their scenes together are easily the best in the film.
... Full Review
Variety
Bochner is far too interested in creating an absurdist milieu than in doing what he does really well, which is construct touching moments between adults -- or near-adults.
The actor-cum-helmer's very dark comedy is set in a landscape as parched for human kindness as it is for H2O, and burdened with more symbolism than a Joseph Campbell TV special.
... Full Review
FilmJerk.com
An official selection of this year's Slamdance Film Festival, "Just Add Water" is an off-beat indie comedy which deserves viewing. ... Full Review
popsyndicate.com
Just Add Water is an inconsistent, misguided attempt at what other films have already done.
Despite the slim warmth brought on by Walsh and Middendorf, Just Add Water amounts to nothing beyond what its surface bares.
... Full Review
News
As a choreographer, Shobana Jeyasingh has always been interested in mixing the ingredients of her dances. Whether it's classical Indian or contemporary Western, she has created a series of distinctive dance recipes that excite the palate in most unexpected ways. ... Full Article
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