Appleton

No character depth, and leaves you not really cheering for any one character since you know almost nothing about them. Makes Appleton WI look like a hole in the wall small town, not the city full of life and people that it is. Not enough cheese for a truly WI movie.

Just a note...you stated that a girl in the film remarked about coming down from Lacrosse & that of they had did some checking they would have realized that Lacrosse is on/near/close (I forget the actual language) to the southern border of Wisconsin. That you live in Green Bay & they should have done better research. I just thought I'd point out that it's usually a good idea to follow your own advice before stating a "fact" in a negative fashion. If you had done your research you would see that although admittedly LaCrosse is a very slight bit south of Appleton it is on the western border of Wisconsin & you could almost draw a horizontal latitude line from one to the other. I know it's picky, plus I'm not usually such a b*tch (PMS?) and unwarranted but when acting holier than thou make sure your info is correct. Rant over, I'm going to watch the movie. I'll let you all know what I think.

This movie has splendid imagery. It delivers a great plot in a bit incoherent manner. You will want to watch it twice.

Appleton is a hyper obscure thriller, at time of writing it has only 20 ratings on IMDB so I'm "Blessed" as one of the few to have seen it.

It tells the story of an infamous character who has made his presence known once again in small town America. Many people have connections to him for varying reasons including the daughter of the former Sherriff whom the man in question murdered years before.

Looking much like the vastly superior Fargo (1996) this slow paced drama never seems to gain any momentum. The characters are lifeless and interchangeable, the plot never really comes together and truth be told I found myself almost falling asleep throughout.

I didn't want lots of action, I didn't want to see gun fights and explosions.........I just wanted to feel engaged and at no point did I come close.

Terrible unthrilling thriller that deserves its obscurity.

The Good:

Some great visuals

Well scored

The Bad:

Outstandingly boring

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

If you get very drunk and squint your eyes you can pretend you're watching Fargo (1996)

I can't agree with the extremely negative reviews, so I feel obliged to balance the things. This is a solid indie movie that starts confusedly and unsure of the proper pace, develops nicely for the longest part, and ends a bit messy and in the underwhelming way. Most of the characters played competently (I particularly liked Marv and Miller), but the female cast was on the weaker side. Very competent cinematography, decent directing and editing, adequate sets, unnoticeable music score...All in all, still worth watching, and not only for the indie lovers. The score hovers between 5 and 6 out of 10.