Southern Belles (2005)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Directors:

Paul S. Myers
Brennan Shroff

Writers:

Paul S. Myers (writer)
Brennan Shroff (writer)

Release Date:

2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Bell and Belle want to break out of their trailer park lives and get up and out to the "Big City" of Atlanta. Just when they think they are on their way to getting a nest egg Bell falls for a handsome police officer named Rhett Butler. |

Plot Keywords:

Policeman | Shotgun | Lipstick | Turkey | Bar Fight

Cast

Anna Faris	...	Belle Scott
Laura Breckenridge	...	Bell Granger
Justin Chambers	...	Rhett Butler
Fred Weller	...	Tracy Hampton (as Frederick Weller)
Heather Goldenhersh	...	Margery
Judah Friedlander	...	Duane
David Wheir	...	Bob-Oh
Jack McCarthy	...	Officer Les Franck
Naima Lena	...	Claudette
Zac Gardner	...	Kevin
Laurel Ullman	...	Jenny
Craig Myers	...	Captain Willard
Tammy Arnold	...	Jane Willard
Blake Cohen	...	Yankee #1
Kevin Scanlon	...	Yankee #2

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sex references.

Runtime:

Argentina:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

LaSalleHolland

Quotes:

Belle Scott: We can't just show up in Atlanta with nothin' but a suitcase full of loose morals!

Movie Connections:

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

Interesting, entertaining, nuanced

Definitely a buy. I first thought it would be a campy movie that would be a good way to kill two hours with. Wrong... watched it twice in one evening and can't wait to see it with my friend later today.

This movie has so many different nuances and contrasts in it that just watching it the second time makes it worth while. For example, there's a bar fight scene where Belle is sitting leisurely at the bar sipping her beer and scheming while behind her two characters are literally doing a fast paced fist dance scene. Fists up, move twice back then twice forward while partner does the same. They each have a buddy who decides to react differently to the situation. What you think is going to happen in this movie... rarely does.

The more I think about it, the more I appreciate it. I rarely encounter a movie that makes me want to view the script and see where the director added to it but this one does.

The characters are awesome. Justin Chambers is the only one whose work I've seen before. He plays such a different character in this movie as compared to his role as Alex in 'Grey's Anatomy" that it's hard to believe it's even him. His acting is that good. He is a strong, down to earth (literally), character that makes you feel for him. In fact, it would be impossible to not identify with a lot of the characters in the movie.

Sound... whoever did the music in this one knew what they were doing. They knew when to put in the sappy music and when to scratch the album, thereby emphasizing what was going on in that scene and added the voice of the characters instead of usurping it.

Very interesting movie that I highly recommend. I'd love to say more but...