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L.I.E. (Long Island Expressway)

2001

Michael Cuesta

Paul Dano, Brian Cox, Billy Kay, Bruce Altman ...

6.5

1,221

Drama One of the most astonishing American independent films in years, L.I.E. tells the story of fifteen-year-old Howie, a young New Jersey native whose life falls apart around him, but who also ends up finding himself during the process. After Howie's mother dies his father, a corrupt building contractor, can barely keep tabs on his new girlfriend, let alone his son's emotional needs. To cope with the pressures that he is under, Howie begins ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It's a powerful and provocative achievement from a first-time filmmaker of enormous promise."	POS
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"Gripping, troubling and deftly acted"	POS
United States	Chris Kaltenbach Baltimore Sun	"One of the year's most unsettling -- and perhaps most illuminating -- films."	POS
United States	Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"Like 'Happiness' and 'American Beauty' it takes an unflinching look at the darker aspects of life in American suburbia."	POS
United States	Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald	"A mature, insightful and extremely well-acted study of a boy at a crossroads in his life"	POS
United States	Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer	"A disturbing and provocative study of adolescence and isolation"	POS

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