Elizabethtown Movie Review 2005

Over-stuffed romantic comedy from Crowe begins with the career meltdown of Drew Baylor (Bloom with a so-so American accent). Before Drew can wallow in suicidal depression, his manic mother Hollie (Sarandon) and sister Heather (Greer) inform Drew that dad died while visiting his hometown of Elizabethtown, Kentucky and Drew must deal with the funeral arrangements. This leads to his meeting cute but psychotically perky flight attendant Claire (Dunst), who decides she must console Drew at all costs. Drew discovers things about himself and his family that you may not care about at all, and takes a road trip--accompanied, as per usual in Crowe's movies, by copious amounts of music.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Available on DVD
Running time 120 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Romantic Drama, Comedy Drama, Funerals, Stewardesses, American South, Suicide, Brothers & Sisters, Family Drama

Screenplay

Cameron Crowe

Cast

Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Judy Greer, Jessica Biel, Alec Baldwin, Paul Schneider, Loudon Wainwright, Bruce McGill, Paula Deem, Gailard Sartain, Dan Biggers

Cinematography

John Toll

Music

Nancy Wilson

Other

Jeff Wexler, David Moritz, Beat Frutiger, Nancy Steiner, Clay A. Griffith

Producer

Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner, Cameron Crowe, Cruise-Wagner Productions, Vinyl Films, Paramount Pictures