The Northern Kingdom (2009) User Reviews

so many goofed up families

[ksf-2 · 6/10 · 12 May 2015]

Dorothy Lyman directs and stars in this collection of stories of a harder life in New England. We see overlapping lives and connections in this story written by Nancy Fales-Garrett. We watch an LGBT couple, the family of a soldier returned from war in Iraq, various spouses, sons, daughters, siblings, and they all see the meteor shower. Lots of yelling, typical of any family I guess. It opens with the narrator telling us about the horse she had to put down when it got sick. A little odd, but it does forewarn us about the stories of weirdness and hardships still to come. Everyone is a little off their rocker, and the moms and wives aren't sure how to deal with that. I get the feeling that one or more of these stories are the writer's own experience, but it's a little convoluted, since there are so many conflicts and story lines going on here. The acting is all pretty good; actually, it's really good. it's the script that needs tightening up. An entertaining 108 minutes. Some dark stuff in here, but interesting to watch. i'm surprised that it has such a low rating as of today, but it IS based on only 30 votes. Definitely NOT for the kiddies.

Thoughts on this movie.

[blue141 · 14 November 2011]

I loved this movie. I felt as though I was watching real people, the acting was excellent. The theme was strange, but in the end things worked out fine for everyone concerned. Thought, introspection, self worth of ones family and oneself, these things and more are observed and worked out by each person in this movie. Plain and simple, I really liked this movie, it touched me deeply, and made me think on my own life.Things don't always work out in our lives. It takes a movie like this to make us reflect on what we did with our life, how we live it, and who we choose to live it with. It's interesting after watching this film, how I finally understand what it means to quietly accept someone else and their sexual identity. We must all be happy with our decisions and make the best in our lives with the final outcome of those decisions. This film has made me reflect on my own life, I hope for the better.