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Aurora Borealis, 2005

Starring: Joshua Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Juliette Lewis

Directed by: James Burke

Written by: Brent Boyd

Language: English

Country: USA, Canada

Runtime: 110 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:6.7

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The mood of Aurora Borealis is sentimental. The plot centers around aging, a midlife crisis, and starting over. It is a drama and romance movie. In approach, Aurora Borealis is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. The setting is Minnesota. Aurora Borealis happens in contemporary times.

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TV star Joshua Jackson (DAWSON'S CREEK) comes into his own in this well-crafted indie. He plays Duncan, the angry loser of his rundown Minneapolis neighborhood, whose inability to keep a job stems from losing his father 10 years before. He makes ends meet by loaning his apartment out to his philandering brother (Steven Pasquale) for trysts with his many mistresses. Duncan's hockey buddies keep him propped up, but the poor guy is rudderless. His grandparents (Donald Sutherland and Louise Fletcher) hook him up with their nurse, a wayward free spirit named Kate (Juliette Lewis). As the romance between them blossoms, the grandfather's health deteriorates and he begins contemplating suicide; then Kate gets an offer to move out to California, and Duncan faces some tough decisions. Directed by James Burke, this all plays out in a series of tightly blocked, gritty, low-key scenes which nail the depressing mundanity of a Minnesota winter and let the tight-knit ensemble of actors strike a fine balance between dour realism and date movie whimsy. The Brent Boyd script succinctly encompasses a wealth of geriatric and blue collar types, all of whom stretch out and grow and change as the film progresses. The well-rounded characterizations of the grandparents alone make it worth a watch, with Sutherland and Fletcher both aces in roles that deftly shuffle alienation and empathy in a realistic manner.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA, Canada
Release date:	22 April 2005
Runtime:	110 min

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Joshua Jackson

as Duncan Shorter

Donald Sutherland

as Ronald Shorter

Juliette Lewis

as Kate

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Variety

Alternately breezy and profound, pic hits enough emotional chords to connect with audiences, which will be charmed by a newly mature Joshua Jackson, a deeply aged Donald Sutherland and a friskily romantic Juliette Lewis. Full Review

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by: Robert Koehler

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The real surprise here is Lewis, who seems to have finally hit on a role that balances her usual flakiness with smarts and an offbeat poignancy, and she delivers the strongest work of her adult career. Full Review

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by: Ken Fox

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Sutherland's performance is outstanding. This movie deals with real life family issues that touch the heart. He's number one on my list. Read and rate it

30.July.2010
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by: sharonpullar
sharonpullar rated this movie10/10Must See

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