2015
R
Screen Media Films
1 h 26 m

2015
R
Screen Media Films
1 h 26 m

Summary Workaholic attorney Alex (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is forced to reinvent her life after her husband suddenly leaves. Now faced with the humdrum and sometimes catastrophic events that permeate the fabric of our lives, Alex discovers both a vulnerability and inner strength she had not yet tapped all while trying to hold together her broken...

Drama

Directed By: Chris Messina

Written By: Jessica Goldberg, Katie Nehra, Justin Shilton

2015
R
Screen Media Films
1 h 26 m

2015
R
Screen Media Films
1 h 26 m

Alex of Venice

Name: Alex of Venice
Genre: Drama
Released: 2015-04-17
Duration: 1 min 26 s
Rating: 56
Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Messina, Don Johnson, Derek Luke, Reg E. Cathey

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings

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Directed By: Chris Messina

Written By: Jessica Goldberg, Katie Nehra, Justin Shilton

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Village Voice

Apr 14, 2015

Messina, making his directorial debut, keeps it simple. Alex undergoes a surprising amount of personal maturation in a week, but Winstead never lets the character bog down in excessive navel-gazing.

By Pete Vonder Haar FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Apr 17, 2015

The movie’s quirky setting pays off dividends where you least expect them. At such moments, the movie’s humanism finally seems unforced, and everything is the better for that.

By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Apr 12, 2015

Chris Messina is eventually a little too indifferent to the machinations of the plot, but the film, however inescapably sentimental, is a romantic daydream that casts a lovely spell.

By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW

Variety

Apr 16, 2015

The pleasures of well-observed characters and small epiphanies are undeniable, and Alex of Venice, actor Chris Messina’s directing debut, is amply supplied with both, thanks to Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s extraordinary performance: Registering profound shocks with slight ripples rather than big emotions, she quietly commands attention.

By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Apr 16, 2015

As she flails through a few dubious choices, the character may be on the kind of self-discovery path we've seen in countless other films; but Winstead makes the outcome seem far from preordained.

By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

The A.V. Club

Apr 15, 2015

So doggedly ordinary that it constantly teeters on the edge of tedium.

By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

The Dissolve

Apr 15, 2015

The film is ultimately shackled to an ultra-conventional structure and form—workaholic learns about the important things in life through the power of wanly scored montages—and a good central performance from Mary Elizabeth Winstead isn’t enough to save it.

By Matthew Dessem FULL REVIEW

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7.9

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Production Company Electric City Entertainment

Release Date Apr 17, 2015

Duration 1 h 26 m

Rating R

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Drama

Tagline Her life is just getting started. Again.

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Seattle International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Golden Trailer Awards

• 1 Nomination

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Alex

Chris Messina

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Don Johnson

Roger

Derek Luke

Frank

Reg E. Cathey

Walt

Skylar Gaertner

Dakota

Matthew Del Negro

James

Timm Sharp

Josh

Tom Yi

Judge Sawyer

Zane Smith

Rain Eldenberg

Michael Chernus

Trofimov

Will McCormack

Lee

Tai Cheadle

Mel

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Maureen

Beth Grant

Teacher

Katie Nehra

Lilly

Sandra Seacat

Sandra

Jose Alvarez

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Bill Tangradi

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Tracy Drake

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