Welcome to the Rileys (2010)

 

 

On a business trip to New Orleans, a damaged man seeks salvation by caring for a wayward young woman. 

 

Offbeat little indie drama with a far-fetched and not always convincing story, but the cast makes it work finely.

 

Maltin***: "Low-key drama may be a stretch if one takes it literally, but it works as a metaphor about people who need to reconnect with life. It's also a fine showcase for its three leading actors." 

The Breakfast Club (1985)

 

 

Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. 

 

Unusual teenage drama staged as a one-room ensemble play; some moments are silly and unnerving (they're teens, after all), but otherwise a quite impressive movie.

 

Halliwell (no star): "Abysmal apologia for loutish teenage behaviour."

 

Maltin**1/2: "A bold experiment in the era of teen raunch movies (written and directed by a man who's made more than his share)...Alternately poignant, predictable, and self-important, but filled with moments of truth and perception."