Hello Lonesome

We observe several everyday people. Neighbors, friends, blind dates, as they meet up in various ways. The one thing they all had in common was being alone. One couple meets on a dating app. An older, younger couple starts spending time together when one can't drive any longer, and the nice neighbor helps run errands. The voice-over actor decides to be more social. He calls up an old girlfriend. He tries to reunite with his daughter, and even makes buddies with the delivery guy who brings his work assignments. Some twists, turns, some challenges. Happiness, sadness. It's all life. Written and directed by adam reid. He has won a bunch of film fest awards. It's very sweet... kind of a study of human relationships.

I saw this film at the Woodstock Film Festival last fall. Out of the twelve films I saw that weekend, this was my favorite one. It is the perfect combination of wit, sadness and love. It is such a great movie with, what I interpreted, companionship. Throughout the weekend, I kept hearing people talk about the film, and everyone seemed to share my feelings for it. This is easily one of the best independent films I've seen. What I specifically enjoyed about it was how every time I thought something was going to happen in the plot, I was pleasantly surprised with a small twist. There were also a few quotes from the film that still linger in my mind. All in all, it was a spectacular film. I hate to be cliché...but I definitely laughed and cried! It's a must see!!!

This is a sweet, not twee, slight film that was quite enjoyable. The theme of people, like birds, moving on after their nests have been disturbed is an important one. The film attempts to convey this rather abstract idea by using the technique of cross cutting between three stories to sustain the viewer's interest. The fact that these stories don't intersect and have only a subtle thematic connection creates a film where the whole seems less than the sum of the parts. That this apparently was the director's first full length film makes sense since it feels like three shorts that have been spliced together. Each of the stories is touching and does create feeling for the characters. I do think the writer/director has real talent and i will look out for his next film.

There is no way this deserves 5 stars. It is far better than other titles that are rated a great deal higher here. The few external reviews I've had a chance to read seem to agree, it is an excellent film.

I cannot sing the praises of Hello Lonesome highly enough. Everything about it was almost perfection. Great writing, direction, cinematography and not least, superb casting and acting! It amazed me that all the actors were unknown to me, yet all were more than competent and also talented.

Every story was believable and each one elicited emotions and feelings in me. I could relate to every character.

Honestly, I enjoyed this as much or more as anything I have seen in my many years of seeing movies. It is now on Netflix streaming, which is how I saw it.

I only buy movies that I think are exceptional. This is one that I will be purchasing (for myself and a couple to give as gifts).

See it - I'd be surprised if you didn't love it.

Adam Reid's first feature is excellent. He takes three unrelated but interwoven stories about love and life and sadness and loss, and makes one cohesive whole of them. Very smoothly and in a way that really draws you in.

Reid develops his characters in strong and believable ways, never overacted or romanticized. The story interweaves many emotions, and lives, and moments in a way that often makes you feel something real. And that is a rare accomplishment in a first film.

The cast is also very strong. Subtle and nuanced performances. Especially by first timer Harry Chase.

Watch it, you'll see, and I bet you'll tell your friends about it. Oh, the music choices are great too.