Flogging Margaret

it isn't easy to try to make a movie, or to finish one, or to sell it to a Hollywood studio. this movie could be the best movie ever made or it could be the worst and either way it wouldn't change the truth of my opening statement. i think people should keep that in mind when they get so personal in their 'critique' of a creator's work. no one tries to make something that is less than the best they have in them.

since a bunch of these did get so personal i'll just say i know the filmmaker and he's not the terrible person portrayed in some of the commentary above. he's just an average dude who's into ween and loves his wife and took a shot making a movie.

I just want to say that I think Flogging Margaret is one hell of a funny movie. My father and I saw it as a feature at a small film festival(Iris Film Fest) in Huntington, Pa in Sept. of 2006.The use of unknown actors was well done(and I know necessary) and the choice of the bartender was brilliant. Despite some other comments on the acting, I thought it was more than adequate to tell this hilarious tale. I recall you telling the story of having another actor in mind for that role, but she? asked if you needed a bartender and the rest was history. Talk about great luck! I am very glad that the movie was picked up for distribution, as I was afraid I could never obtain a copy. I will surely be getting at least one copy,or a few as gifts for my friends with good cinematic taste. Keep up the good work!!! P.S It must be Philly thing(being a N.E. Pennsylvania resident)but "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" seems to have a similar vibe(the bar scenes and general look of the show) to Flogging Margaret if it were allowed to go way out there with the material. Just a random comment. Ciao

OK, so as always, I read the comments posted to try and get a feel for a movie. I really thought the director taking a defensive on a comment was really funny, especially with the typos and bad grammar. Like, chill out, people are allowed their opinions.

That said, this movie is OK, not terrible, not great, just OK. The acting by a bunch of unknowns is not a problem, it was pretty realistic, although one character was borderline annoying because of his wishy-washy ways. There are a few laughs in it, but certainly this film doesn't deserve any high reviews. In my opinion, which is mine, if you really want to see this movie, go ahead and watch it, but if I could do it all over again, I would still watch it, I would just wait until it was a cheaper 7 day rental then pay new release price.

To go into any detail about what was good or bad about this movie would have to include spoilers, so I will leave it at that.

I saw the comments made by a few people on here and I know the director personally. He must have either fired you from his store or you are Jealous of his accomplishments. Either way the guys who made this film really are a good bunch of guys. The movie is funny. You can follow the story and it made me laugh. The people who posted the rude comments above should try to make a movie and sell it to a major Hollywood studio before bashing someone who did. Otherwise all you seem like are people who are Jealous of someone else's achievements . I really do know these guys and know how hard they worked to get this film going and how much they have helped other people after it was made. Just by giving them an outlet to have there films seen. I doubt the person who posted that has done any thing remotely close. My guess is they sit at home and have nothing better to do than play on line. Pathetic

Boy gets dumped by STUPID girl. Boy wallows. Boy meets GREAT girl. Stupid girl comes back. I'll leave out what happens, but this is the movie. All else the movie says it is, it never amounts to. The text is far from great, and so is the acting.Three main characters were irritatingly bad. They never step far from acting the same way, no matter what. They did not make real characters of themselves. The parts and this film needed that. But it is not fair to not give credit, when some of these actors were good. The Chainsaw guy was very funny, and very good at his role. The blonde girl playing Margaret was great. I haven't seen a multilayered straight up manipulative character in a while done that well. And my favorite actresses were the Germans. I wanted them more. Every scene they had, they were believable. Overall I think the writing failed these actors. Good idea, poorly executed. Money, some recasting, a rewrite, good director-this could of been really fun and different.