Twelve Thirty (film)

Twelve Thirty is a 2010 American drama film written and directed by Jeff Lipsky and starring Barbara Barrie, Reed Birney, Halley Feiffer, Jonathan Groff, Mamie Gummer, Portia Reiners, Rebecca Schull, and Karen Young.^[1][2] The film premiered at the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival.

Twelve Thirty
Directed by	Jeff Lipsky
Written by	Jeff Lipsky
Produced by	Dan Satorius
Starring	Barbara Barrie Reed Birney Halley Feiffer Jonathan Groff Mamie Gummer Portia Reiners Rebecca Schull Karen Young
Cinematography	Ruben O’Malley
Edited by	Sara Corrigan
Music by	Paul Hsu
Production company	Twelve-Thirty Prods.
Distributed by	SenArt Films
Release dates	October 2010 (2010-10) (Montreal) January 14, 2011 (2011-01-14) (Angelika Film Center)
Running time	121 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

There are three women in the Langley household. Vivien (Karen Young), the mother, is caught between a fierce independence and an almost agoraphobic attachment to home. Seductive and confident Mel (Portia Reiners) is a 19 year-old mirror of her mother. Maura (Mamie Gummer), 22 year-old, is alienated afraid and unable to pinpoint her place in the world. They live together in a seemingly close household, yet each is very much alone. The family's status quo explodes when Jeff (Jonathan Groff) walks into their comfortable yet dysfunctional world. Bright, handsome, ambitious and sure of his future at the age of 22, he's also socially awkward and a sexual novice who's been infatuated with Mel since high school. When they begin working together at the same restaurant, he jumps at the opportunity to finally start a romance with the free-spirited girl. But Mel has other ideas about their time together.

Cast

• Mamie Gummer as Maura
• Jonathan Groff as Jeff
• Portia Reiners as Mel
• Karen Young as Vivien
• Reed Birney as Martin
• Barbara Barrie as Eve
• Halley Feiffer as Irina
• Rebecca Schull as Katherine
• Kirby Mitchell as Mr. Levinson
• Fred Berman as Chris
• Dan Gill as Irina's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Release

The film premiered at the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival.^[3][4] It later showed at the Angelika Film Center on January 14, 2011.^[5]

Reception

The film has a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 12 reviews.^[6] Eric Kohn of IndieWire graded the film a C+.^[7]

Roger Ebert awarded the film two and a half stars and wrote, "It doesn't work but I doubt you'll regret seeing it."^[8]

Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer awarded the film one and a half stars out of four and wrote, "Reiners and Gummer have respective moments where their talents shine, but there's not enough here to keep any but the most masochistic even moderately interested."^[9]

References

1. Jon Frosch (October 14, 2010). "Twelve Thirty — Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
2. BroadwayWorld TV (October 18, 2010). "VIDEO: Groff, Gummer & More in 'Twelve Thirty' Flick". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
3. Frosch, Jon (October 14, 2010). "Twelve Thirty — Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
4. Vlessing, Etan (August 10, 2010). "Two U.S. films enter Montreal fest competition". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
5. Andrew Gans (January 14, 2011). ""Twelve Thirty," a New Film Starring Jonathan Groff, Opens in New York Jan. 14". Playbill. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
6. "Twelve Thirty". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
7. Eric Kohn (January 11, 2011). "REVIEW; Familial Disconnect: Jeff Lipsky's "Twelve Thirty"". IndieWire. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
8. Roger Ebert (May 11, 2011). "Getting to know the whole family". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
9. Steven Rea (May 6, 2011). "Flat, minor-key take on family dysfunction". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

External links

• Twelve Thirty at IMDb
• Twelve Thirty at Rotten Tomatoes