Maysville

I lost patience with this film early on, but since the many glowing reviews with high ratings seemed to be in conflict with all the low ratings by people who didn't write reviews, I bit the bullet and watched the whole dumb thing so I could join the minority of reviewers who also were underwhelmed.

I am not even going to bother with the synopsis...but it's not nearly as interesting as it sounds.

"Maysville" is a good movie if you enjoy Hallmark or Lifetime For Women Channel movies. In other words, terrible acting, script, music, research, direction and cheap cinematography. The plot holes, the romance novel nonsense, the absolute cringiness of the bad guy. So, for a movie made for those channels, it's a good movie. But if you demand something requiring more effort, it's awful to sit through. At some point I was concerned that my eyes were going to get stuck rolled up into my head.

If you want a good, interesting, intelligent film to entertain you, this is not the one. If you want a soap opera, go for it.

I wanted to like this movie. A local paper boasted about it being a film by a fellow Oregonian shot in Oregon. Sadly, I found it impossible. The script, directing, acting, production design, even the audio mix wandered into the realm of amateurish very early in.

We watched it all, constantly looking for something that would redeem it, but to no avail.

Low budget films face many production challenges. Good ones overcome them with a solid script, or deft direction, acting camerawork, or some combination thereof. Unfortunately "Maysville" lacks all these qualities. It was not worth watching.

Micro-budget period films tend to lack authenticity, but not this one. The cast and crew have pulled off something fantastic here that deserves to be seen. It's a perfect mixture of coming-of-age and period-piece that had me hooked instantly and kept me in its grasp throughout. Put this great little film on your watchlist because you won't be disappointed.

What a terrific indie film! This is a good example why so many people enjoy watching indie films. It had a wonderful story, solid acting and moved along at a good pace. Bravo to all who helped to make this gem of a film! Well done folks! A big thumb's up from me on this one!!

Immersed in a sumptuous visual feast of a bygone time gave the film a strong foundation. Kudos to the art director, set designer, locations, wardrobe. Extremely well done and an indie film no less. Shout out to the two leads, Cheyenne Barton and Kevin R James.