Forty Shades of Blue
Closed CaptioningIra Sachs
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Plot Summary
"It's just a moment in time that happened in Memphis that was pure magic...and I'm just so thankful that I was a part of it." So says legendary record producer Alan James (Academy Award Nominee Rip Torn) of his heyday as a hitmaker in the city of soul. Those days have faded into the past, but the larger-than-life songsmith still continues to reap the benefits, including his Russian trophy-girlfriend, Laura (Independent Spirit Award Nominee Dina Korzun), a beautiful young woman he brought home with him from a trip to Moscow. Laura's life in America is better than anything she's ever known, but Alan's carousing lifestyle tests her patience. When Michael (Darren Burrows, tv's Northern Exposure) the handsome, estranged son of one of Alan's previous marriages arrives on the scene, the delicate balance of this intriguing relationship changes forever.
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
61%- Reviews Counted: 51
- Fresh: 31
- Rotten: 20
- Average Rating: 6.3/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: The payoff comes at the end with a glimpse smack into the souls of characters more complex than those usually seen onscreen.
Fresh: [Torn's] acting so well he not only creates this character, but makes him into an object lesson.
Rotten: Subtle and morose to a fault, in the end it's just Junebug, another Sundance downer, without the heart.
Fresh: A nuanced meditation on the context of happiness and the problem with great expectations.
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