Calico Skies

The lead actor is perfect, it brings to life a completely convincing character that contributes greatly to the viewer's immersion. The story is intriguing and the best thing that you could find today in a movie: it's not a cheap, faithful execution of overused tropes. The details make everything and they manage to keep the viewer puzzled and excited all throughout.

Today's films are made for a very dumb and sophisticated audience. They are full of loud bright information that needs the viewer's mind to be able to sustain the onslaught upon its senses, yet they leave the viewer just as (s)he came into the movie theater. The main point of it all seems to be raising adrenaline and dopamine levels just enough so as to make spectators compulsively consume their snacks and fizzy drinks. "Art" for the sake of dopamine rush.

This movie makes you feel something deeper and it often makes you wonder. By the end it shows you that humanity can lay hidden in all sorts of bizarre God forgotten places.

Calico Skies was very poetic. There were beautifully composed shots and calculated edits. It stood out and reverberated emotionally. The socially awkward Phoenix was perfection. I loved the sequence of shots after he yells at his neighbors. Where he's sitting on his couch, hitting himself, the way the camera gets so close that its his eye and the surface of the couch. We're right there with him in his dread. The way his van is yellow, echoes his yellow belly coward self. Those small touches spoke volumes. This film is arguably Tom Seizmore's best film in his entire career. It revitalizes him not just as an artist but as a flesh and blood man. He's the Everyman of the 21st Century, closed off, plagued with regret, and blossoming with love. Valerie Esposito paints a simple narrative with complex emotions, breathtaking shots, and a true sense of what it is to be a person in this ever judging desert that encapsulates us all. Not a film to be missed!

tom sizemore is one of my fave actors and THANKS god this is not one of the crappy action film he got involved in lately. I adore this thriller and the way it describes the desert life. it scared me and made me cry at the end. a great thriller. vincent pastore (sopranos) is an amazing cameo

Tom Sizemore is the real deal. Look at IMDB and see how busy he stays making movies. He is clearly interested in making the best movies he possibly can, and in the case of this movie his performance captures an aspect of the human condition that is not explored on a regular basis. Truly worth checking out, the payoff comes when the movie is over and you have an opportunity to take Sizemore's complete performance into consideration.

This was a very good movie. Tom Sizemore has had his issue's but hes a very underrated actor. I think it might be a little slow for some but a very well made movie all around.