Purple Violets (2007)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Edward Burns

Writer (WGA):

Edward Burns (written by)

Release Date:

20 February 2009 (Mexico)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A second chance for a first love.

Plot:

Patti Petalson (Blair) struggles with the pressure of becoming the next important American writer. |

Plot Keywords:

Directed By Star

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Selma Blair	...	Patti Petalson
Patrick Wilson	...	Brian Callahan
Edward Burns	...	Michael Murphy
Debra Messing	...	Kate Scott
Dennis Farina	...	Gilmore
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Annette Arnold	...	Annette / Bookstore Fan
Max Baker	...	Mark
James Biberi	...	Elevator Operator
George Bryant II	...	Limo driver
Dara Coleman	...	Silent Movie Actor
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Murph's Hamptons fling
Spencer Fox	...	High School Kid 2
Heather Goldenhersh	...	Sassy Party-Goer
Sarah Hudnut	...	Scare-a Sara
Peter Jacobson	...	Monroe - Real estate agent
Donal Logue	...	Chazz Coleman
Heather O'Neill	...	Book Editor Assistant
Jay Patterson	...	Michael's Agent
Joe Pistone	...	Top Cat
Dmitry Pomirchy	...	Actor
Elizabeth Reaser	...	Bernadette
John Russo	...	High School KId 1
Peter Van Wagner	...	Mr. Sabatini
P.T. Walkley	...	Singer / Songwriter
William Williams	...	Tennis Instructor
Bob Wiltfong	...	Bookstore Representative
Eric Zuckerman	...	Matty D / Bookstore Fan

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Australia:M | Mexico:B

Company:

Wild Ocean Films

Trivia:

"Purple Violets" became the first feature film to premiere exclusively on iTunes.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the rain scene of Patti and Brian in the evening after dining together, a white BMW cabriolet is seen under the rain with its roof open.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-11-24)" (2007)

Self involved thirty somethings in relationships that defy interest or explanation.

I kept expecting to care about the characters in this film at some point, but realized after 45 minutes that mostly I disliked each and every one of them. If this is an inside view of NY's thirty something elite I wonder why more buildings don't voluntarily fall on the city to rid it of it's self indulgent and invariably uninteresting population.

Of the four leads, Debra Messing was the only one to make the slightest sense and she was as two dimensional as a paper doll. Selma Balir did a credible job with her character, since the character seems to be as bored as she is boring. The men were all caricatures of various types, but none were in the slightest individuals to be sympathized with, and I can only hope that there were few who could relate to them in any way. I was bored. BORED! BORED! BORED! I recommend you look discreetly aside at the video store and opt for a documentary on paint drying. Or, if you are feeling particularly in need of self punishment. go to the kitchen and stick a fork in your eye.