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Steal Me

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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by: Melissa Painter
Directed by: Melissa Painter
Release Date:
Theatrical: September 9, 2005
DVD: June 19, 2007
Running Time: 95 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Danny Alexander, Hunter Parrish, Cara Seymour, John Terry, Chelsea Carlson, and Paz de la Huerta
In Steal Me, writer/director Melissa Painter has crafted a refreshingly honest portrayal of relationships - sexual and otherwise - around a 15-year-old kleptomaniac boy, Jake (Alexander), who arrives in a small Montana town searching for his prostitute mother. (Cineville Films)
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What The Critics Said
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Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
A beautifully realized small film of understated power.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Ernest Hardy
It's not really original stuff, and there are few genuine surprises, but Painter skillfully layers visual details and off-the-cuff dialogue into a smart, condescension-free piece on small towns and the complicated lives they contain. The standout here is the always-wonderful Seymour (Hotel Rwanda, Birth).
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
The film's real star is the stunning Montana landscape, beautifully captured by cinematographer Paul Ryan.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Sheri Linden
There's some nice low-key work amid the uneven performances, but the Montana-shot film's key strength is its sense of place.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
With its lovely scenery and languid pacing, has a warmth and a naturalness that transcend its overheated material.
Read Full Review >Variety John Anderson
A classic case of overreaching, Steal Me boasts unorthodox camera angles, dramatic shifts in its palette and a generally adventurous visual style. What it lacks is believable dialogue, credible relationships and a serious foundation for its overripe psychology.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
Steal Me suffers from a distinct charisma vacuum at the center, which makes it easy to linger on its many shortcomings, especially its stilted dialogue and pseudo-poetic, pseudo-philosophical narration.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Jeremy Mathews
There’s enough character development for a 20-minute short, and 75 additional minutes are manufactured with slight variations on the same scenes in different rooms of the house.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jami Bernard
The teen actors grin twitchily as if tickled by sudden growth spurts, but apparently nothing can hurt their chances with the females in this libidinous zip code.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Solid performances can't save Melissa Painter's pretentious teen drama Steal Me, which plays like a cross between "Dangerous Skin" (without the gay sex) and "Picnic" (without the production values or credible situations).
Read Full Review >Village Voice Ben Kenigsberg
Whether it's the guitar-strum soundtrack, "lyrical" cornfield shots, or arrhythmic performances, Steal Me has at least one indie-film cliché too many.
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