Queen of the Lot

Queen of the Lot is a 2010 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Henry Jaglom and starring Tanna Frederick and Noah Wyle.^[3] It is the sequel to Jaglom's 2006 film Hollywood Dreams.^[2]

Queen of the Lot
Film poster
Directed by	Henry Jaglom
Written by	Henry Jaglom
Produced by	Rosemary Marks
Starring	Tanna Frederick Noah Wyle
Cinematography	Hanania Baer
Edited by	Ron Vignone
Music by	Harriet Schock
Distributed by	Rainbow Releasing
Release date	November 19, 2010 (2010-11-19) (Southern California)[1]
Running time	120 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

During a trip to meet her movie-star boyfriend's family, an actress falls in love with a failed writer who happens to be her boyfriend's brother.

Cast

• Tanna Frederick
• Noah Wyle
• Christopher Rydell
• Peter Bogdanovich
• Dennis Christopher
• Zack Norman
• Paul Sand
• David Proval
• Kathryn Crosby
• Mary Crosby
• Jack Heller
• Ron Vignone
• Diane Salinger
• Sabrina Jaglom

Release

The film was released in theaters in Southern California on November 19, 2010.^[1]

Reception

The film has a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[4] Andrew Schenker of Slant Magazine awarded the film one and a half stars out of four.^[5] Colin Covert of the Star Tribune awarded it two stars out of four.^[6] Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe gave the film two and a half stars out of four.^[7]

Andrew Barker of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote that "this meandering, talky film-industry satire never manages to rouse itself from a near-comatose level of self-satisfaction."^[2]

Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Henry Jaglom again tries to mix comedy with melodrama with decidedly mixed results."^[1]

The New York Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Juggling love story, jewel heist, suicide and a hilarious 12-step meeting, Jaglom displays his usual loosey-goosey style and insider wit."^[3]

References

1. Honeycutt, Kirk (17 November 2010). "Queen of the Lot -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
2. Barker, Andrew (16 November 2010). "Queen of the Lot". Variety. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
3. The New York Times (6 December 2010). "Review: Jaglom's 'Queen' another loosey-goosey Hollywood satire". The Mercury News. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
4. "Queen of the Lot". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
5. Schenker, Andrew (28 November 2010). "Review: Queen of the Lot". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
6. Covert, Colin (9 December 2010). "Reviewed in brief: 'Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale,' 'Queen of the Lot,' 'Boxing Gym,' 'Double Take'". Star Tribune. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
7. Morris, Wesley (10 December 2010). "Queen of the Lot". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

External links

• Queen of the Lot at IMDb
• Queen of the Lot at Rotten Tomatoes