Instant Favorite.

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

A film worthy of your time and patience if for no other reason than the understated, almost sleepy performance of Marcus Thomas who seems perfectly lost amid a band of eccentrics from a community theater troupe, which may be a borderline oxymoron.Thomas, a Belgium-born actor, brings a different presence to the screen. He doesn't try to keep up with John Corbett (who is still quite tall) or Amy Smart (who is still incredibly cute).Patty Duke was a pleasant surprise in a dual role-something she did many years ago on the Patty Duke Show.Duke's real life son, Sean Astin, turns in a very credible performance though he's not playing a very likable character.These types of films are rare gems that deserve support whether you really like them or just find them okay. They need support because they very original in scope-a breath of fresh air from the dearth of packaged mainstream muck.Did I really like this film? Not really though it wasn't bad. As for films set against the backdrop of community theater, Waiting For Guffman remains the best with State and Main (which was also set against the backdrop of a film crew on location.) a distant second-because of David Mamet's great talent.Bigger Than The Sky is sort of out on it's own. There is far worse fare out there to get stuck in.

My friend and I traveled pretty far out of our way to see this film, mainly because (a) the mainstream films that are being released fairly suck, and (b) she is visiting from Atlanta and misses a lot of indie films we get to see here in L.A.This film made us laugh, and moved us (if only a little) and is a nice little film to see.No, the cinematography is no great shakes and I really worried whether the lead actor could actually pull off "animated" or "alive" at any point in the movie - he barely pulled it off (if you close your eyes and wish really hard).Still, it is nice that a small, sweet film like this can move the audience and make us laugh and think.John Corbett is great in this (as always), and it's nice to see Sean Astin (a favorite of mine) being less than earnest (he's really an ass in this role).Worth a look.

I personally did not like this film as the acting,with few exceptions was stilted and very poor quality. Jeff Corbin being the main exception.Also I think the audience for this is extremely narrow due to the generous sprinkling of "Theater language"and inside jokes.The only audience I could see that might enjoy this film are those who have participated in community theater themselves and are familiar with the terminology and get the jokes. In all fairness there was a group in the movie house that seem to get it and were laughing often but since this was a movie shot locally and many of the attendees were actually in the movie that may account for it. I , however,felt like I was watching poor community theater. I went to film invited by my niece who was an extra and got to see her three times which I am sorry to say were the most exciting parts of the film.If the family hadn't been there I probably would have walked out out of sheer boredom. Save your money. Hate to be so harsh but it really was an endurance test.

Release Date Announced: FEBRUARY 18thI received this message from Rodney Vaccaro:"Brandon, I enjoyed reading your account of working on the movie in Portland. I'm Rodney Vaccaro and I wrote it. I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you the release date is February 18th. It'll be released in six cities initially and one of them is Portland. I saw the movie finished about two months ago and it looked great. Thanks for working on it. Best, Rodney."I would suggest checking your local listings, also keep an eye on Regal Cinemas for show times. If I hear of any special screening events I will definitely make a post here. For the time being I am planning on buying tickets for any showings on the 18th, I have already taken the day off work. :) Looking forward to it!Thanks, Brandon Carmody - Actor