In a small Welsh town where people talk to themselves we meet Jim, a lonely teenager who is given the chance to increase his popularity when a cool American kid moves in next door. Written and directed by Craig Roberts, who also plays the lead role.
Craig Roberts Emile Hirsch Richard Harrington Mark Lewis Jones Sai Bennett Trystan Gravelle Nia Roberts Aneirin Hughes Helen Griffin Darragh Mortell Richard Lynch Matthew Aubrey Claire Cage Charlotte Randall Callum Hymers Ashley Thoma- Evans Shawna Workman Ryan Owen Jacob Tyler Alys Mason William Thomas
Apenas Jim, Csak Jim, 저스트 짐, Просто Джим, 我是吉姆
UK
UK
2006 alex turner meeting 2013 alex turner
submarine was way better
Crazy Stupid Love meets Taxi Driver, meets any coming of age movie, meets The Double. Directed by Lynch And Malick.
I did not get it.
my new favourite film genre is quirky british coming-of-age dramedy starring craig roberts
Craig Roberts may be a young man, but his influences are clearly old cinema. A coming of age flick shot like a noir with Emile Hirsch doing his best James Dean impression.
Rio Wellard: the teenage years
The American Next Door
Craig Roberts' writing and directorial debut, also filmed in his childhood hometown in Wales and playing the lead role. And it's not an amateur effort. It's a pretty strong debut for a 24-year-old.
Quirky, dark and a little bit mean, and even though it doesn't amount to much, I loved seeing Emile Hirsch as the American outsider suddenly appearing in this depressing little Welsh town like a cool James Dean type (coincidentally named Dean) and embroiling himself in the lives of Jim's family.
Is he really helping Jim build up his confidence to bring out the 'cool' in him, or is he just out to manipulate everyone because he can?
Well, no spoilers here..
lots of rat representation :)
It's official. Craig Roberts is a triple threat! Not only can he act well, but he's a wonderful writer and director, too.
Just Jim is an impressive debut. Just Jim is a story of broken, lonely, people dealing with the reality of the world they're in. I found the film to be a different kind of coming of age story- Half witty mumblecore, half psychological thriller. As strange as that sounds, it works. As the characters and situation progress, the film's tone slowly eases into a more serious place.
I instantly fell in love with the clever dialogue. Although the film is depressing and cynical, there is some humor. It's witty despite not having many hilarious moments. In addition to…
Craig Roberts could be our Xavier Dolan (in a good way).
don’t trust an american who moves to a rural welsh village for no reason and gives off strong oliver from cmbyn energy
josh homme teaching alex turner how be cool
