South Mountain

Lila (Talia Balsam) seems to have a happy family life in the Catskill mountains. Her life is turned upside down when her partner Edgar (Scott Cohen) reveals a devastating situation.

I like these actors. They are doing good work with this material. My main issue is that I'm a little confused sometimes. I need an org chart on some of these characters. I totally didn't know Emme until the very end. Maybe I missed something. Maybe it's intentional. I'm never on solid ground with these characters. I actually would have liked this to be all about her fling, but it seems to have come and gone.

There were hints of what this could have been, instead it was disappointing, they didn't pull on any of the threads of potential. I love a movie that can make magic of the mundane, can perfectly demonstrate the beautiful tragedies & joys of the average human experience and relationships. This was the it, this was just dull.

CONGRATULATIONS ... writing and direction. thank you, Hilary Brougher' PERFECT framing.... Cinematography by Ethan Mass; SUPERB ACTING... truly, thank you to Talia Balsam for Lila, thank you Scott Cohen for Edgar, you were so beliveable, mr. Guthrie Mass as Jake; SO WELL THOUGHT OUT, Art Direction by Carlan Lonsdale and Eric Unverzagt; WONDERFULLY SET music, given to us by Herdís Stefánsdóttir

FANTASTIC... FANTASTIC... FANTASTIC...

i found the whole film deeply compelling from the first frame to the last. it is obvious how much work went into this project.

for all driven independent film makers, this is a MUST SEE. period.

Lila thought that she and edgar (talia balsam and scott cohen) had the perfect life living in the country. When lila learns that edgar's other girlfriend is having a baby by him, her world is turned upside down. Takes things to the extreme. But they still like each other. Kind of. Great chemistry between lila and edgar, in spite of what has occurred between them. In spite of edgar's weaknesses. Female nudity in the sauna. It's a little spacey... ethereal. Lots of woodsy, nature scenes. Sadly, no locations listed yet. It's an interesting story. On the roku streaming channel. Written and directed by hilary brougher. This has the feel of being someone's actual story. Talia balsam is the daughter of marty balsam; he was in so many huge films. Talia was married to clooney and john slattery. Interesting hollywood backstory. I liked it. Good stuff.

This is the story of a doormat wife and her husband who can't keep it in his pants. There are several teenagers running about who are as dull as the adult characters. Occasionally we see closeups of various insects. Several characters move in and out of the residence in the Catskills. A room gets painted. That's about it. Could be great for those suffering from insomnia. Absolutely one of the most pointless movies I've seen.