Please don't spend money on this.

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

The acting in this movie is really good.

cannot push myself to give this 10 stars because one of the three stories was so predictable it almost ruined that slice of the movie. BUT the good news is the other two stories are completely unpredictable and will keep you watching just to see what will happen.these three stories never cross paths but the pacing and editing make this element practically unnoticeable. it was the elderly lady (eleanor) that had me guessing as to what she was up to - did she have a plan? maybe yes, maybe no. and the young man (gordon) never did what i expected! then the recluse (bill) avoiding the world holding up in his well appointed house making everything come to him - "hello lonesome"this is a beautifully made movie with actors that are as relaxed and real as if it's all true. this is a sure entertainment and gratifying film for people seeking 'story' and 'feeling'. please watch it - it's grand!

This is a lovely and intriguing film filled with humanity, humor, pathos and most importantly whimsy. The story unfolds in such a gentle, sensitive yet matter-of-fact way that the viewer immediately consents to be taken along as part of a journey cushioned with the innate feeling that real, though maybe quiet, magic is possible, even available in real life to real people. The actors all do a fine job, particularly Lynn Cohen, James Urbaniak, and Kamel Boutros. First time director, Adam Reid brings to the screen a palpable empathy for the characters and has the light touch that a more experienced director might have developed. I look forward to future work from him.

Adam Reid's debut features three separate tales connected only by the theme of loneliness. One story is about a young woman who contracts breast cancer, just when her relationship with a new boyfriend is heating up. Another story focuses on a woman who's no longer able to drive since she's losing her vision, and calls upon a much younger man who lives next door, to help her out. The third and final story is about Bill, played Harry Chase, who's a voice over artist in real life. Bill is divorced and works mainly creating commercials in a soundproof studio, inside his suburban home.The first story about the young couple, Debby and Gordon, is refreshing for the exploration of the odd relationship between the two young people. They play a game where they reveals things about themselves through a series of questions and answers. Debby is often frank about her feelings and doesn't shy away from bringing up topics such as farting, during their conversations. Reid based Debby on his own sister, who died of breast cancer. Debby and Gordon's saga is bogged down when Debby contracts State IV breast cancer in the film and Gordon must tend to her at her bedside. Despite the slow-moving machinations, Gordon comes off as a noble character, as he marries Debby, knowing full well she has little time left. Reid inserts some irony at the end of this segment, when Gordon wins a tremendous amount of money betting on a football game, but blandly declares, "I won", as Debby draws her last breaths.While Gordon is left lonely after Debby's death, Eleanor experiences a different sort of loneliness. She's forced to sell her 1966 Thunderbird Coupe after her license is taken away by Motor Vehicles. Her great hope is that something might develop between she and Gary, her next-door-neighbor, who agrees to drive her to the grocery store whenever she runs out of food. Gary, the unemotional copy writer, puts up with Eleanor's moodiness and her odd obsessions (Gary drives Eleanor to the scene where her prized Thunderbird is parked outside the home of the new owner, and places a plastic cover over it, in order to prevent it from getting dirty). To Eleanor's chagrin, Gary has no intention of getting into anything more than a platonic relationship, which is where the couple end up. In a dramatic moment, Eleanor takes Gary's car and uses her old set of keys, to take the Thunderbird for one last spin. When she returns to Gary's bed, she cuddles up to him, but he fails to reciprocate the warm feelings, remaining in a deep slumber.In contrast to the stories of the two couples where there is the hope that each of the relationships may be consummated in a positive fashion, Bill remains stuck in his negative lifestyle, an unpleasant curmudgeon, who is angry in particular, due to the failure of his estranged daughter to return his phone calls. Bill does have a woman who occasionally comes over, but she appears to be a prostitute. His most satisfactory contact with another human being is his brief and superficial conversations with Omar, the postal carrier, who brings him his mail every couple of days. Omar seems to have no interest in Bill's preoccupations, rejecting his request to join him in an expedition to shoot bottles in the woods. Bill's story takes a dramatic turn when he accidentally locks himself in his soundproof studio booth and almost dies from lack of water. Fortunately for Bill, Omar saves him from certain death, after entering the curmudgeon's house and finding him trapped inside his recording studio. Does Bill learn anything from his near death experience? Probably not, as he's seen driving away from his home, unfazed by trauma that probably would have unsettled most normal people.Adam Reid has done wonders handling the writing, directing and screen writing here. Shot on a minuscule budget of $50,000, the film has a nice, professional look. While not all the plotting or the characters are sufficiently developed, 'Hello Lonesome' should be considered a most auspicious debut, for this talented, first-time writer/director.

I'm thinking of writing a book called "Everything You Really Need to Know is in Some Beatles Song". In this case, the song would be "Eleanor Rigby", though here all the lonely people - whose portrayal seems to be the main point of this film - find at least some company. But the portrayal of loneliness is also a popular indie film theme and here it is very much given the indie film treatment: self-conscious quirkiness, studious poignancy, at least one out of the ordinary pairing. And largely aimless development, alas. Aimless, yet predictable in its aimlessness. As so often in first films (and this done on a very small budget), there is a lot to like here, notably the acting, which is alive and natural throughout. And there may come a time when this is mainly remembered as this promising director's early effort. What is more, the success this film has had award-wise show that indie juries at least still like the essentially formulaic approach of this sort of film. Me, I was watching four indie films in a row and hoping for that one you usually get that awakes and surprises you and goes beyond anything you expected. This wasn't it.