Fresh
The family dynamics are intriguing, and the performances mildly diverting.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002 · 1h 44m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Shane Meadows
Overview
Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
51%
Tomatometer
Fresh
What Leone did for cowboys and crime, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands does for a more contemporary genre.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Rotten
Some strong performances make it go by fairly painlessly, but inconsistencies involving plot and character keep it from ever being more than marginally involving.
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic
Rotten
Largely unintelligible romantic comedy about a couple of annoying losers and their personality-free love interest.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Rotten
The movie is so busy being quirky that it's hard to relate to it.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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