Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

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

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

moonspinner55 Steven Baigelman wrote and directed this uncertain comedy-drama concerning estranged brothers (Keanu Reeves and Vincent D'Onofrio) battling over embezzled cash as well as the affections of a pretty blonde (Cameron Diaz). The gritty ambiance inherent in Walt Lloyd's incredibly vivid cinematography is the most memorable aspect of the picture; capturing a blue-collar realism with such clarity, however, tends to emphasize the unreality of these dunderhead characters, and the movie's look and its story fail to cohere. Baigelman does get things off to a promising start, and he has an attentive eye for what to capture, but these petty people merit little interest. Danny DeVito was one of the many producers (all, presumably, with their own idea of how to film Baigelman's unremarkable script). *1/2 from ****

callanvass This is a great little dark/Comedy/Romance film, that's quite entertaining and funny, with a good story and excellent performances!. All the characters are great, and it has some very good dramatic moments as well ( a lot of them actually), plus Keanu Reeves and Cameron Diaz are simply amazing in this!. OK yes the finale was a bit predictable, however that didn't ruin it for me at all, and I thought Reeves and Diaz had excellent chemistry together, plus it has a few very good plot twists as well, even if I did see one of them coming and that was the big one!. It's pretty well made and written, and I thought Vincent D'Onofrio was brilliant in his role, as the brother of Jjaks, plus I really liked the ending as well. The opening was pretty cool, as it showed the two Jackson brothers growing up as kids, and I was lucky enough to buy this for 1$ at a VHS Blowout sale at my video store, plus Delroy Lindo is quite intense in his role. This is a very underrated film in my opinion, as it should be a lot higher then 5.2, plus it's also very clever at times too. This is a great little dark/Comedy romance film, that's quite entertaining and funny, with a good story and excellent performances, I highly recommend this one!. The Direction is great!. Steven Baigelman does a great! Job here with good camera work, solid angles and keeping the film at a fast pace. The Acting is really excellent!. Keanu Reeves is amazing as always and is amazing here, he is extremely likable, had excellent chemistry with Diaz, had some powerful scenes with D'Onofrio, had plenty of charisma as always, and I consider this to be one of his best performances! (Reeves Rules!!!!!!!!). Cameron Diaz is incredibly gorgeous and is amazing here, she is very likable, had an unpredictable character, was vulnerable, had excellent chemistry with Reeves, and I felt sorry for her in a lot of scenes(Diaz Rules!!!!!!!). Vincent D'Onofrio is brilliant here as the brother of Reeves, he really was a sorry excuse for a human being, but he played it so brilliantly that I couldn't help but like him, he is one of the main reasons I enjoyed this film so much. Delroy Lindo is intense here as usual, he had a small but very effective role here, I love this guy!. Dan Aykroyd is great here as the dirty cop, I really liked him. Courtney Love has a worthless role as a waitress she was OK I guess. Tuesday Weld is OK as the Mother but was wasted. Rest of the cast are fine. Overall I highly recommend this one!. ***1/2 out of 5

sj_sjp_2006 Two very similar types of movies: Closer and Feeling MinnesotaFeeling Minnesota followed the same pattern this year's Closer did. You know, the Hollywood movie that tries to be an Independent film in the way that it tries to be like real life, but it ends in a way that is so obviously Hollywood? So if you liked Closer, you'll like Feeling Minnesota. And Vice Versa.Sex is the main focus of this movie, followed closely by feelings. The movie was upfront about providing clues to what was coming, and this made it the good movie it was.Sj

ginger_sonny Feeling Minnesota, directed by Steven Baigelmann, and starring Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz and Vincent D'Onofrio: The strained relationship between two brothers, Sam (D'Onofrio) and Jjaks (Reeves), is pushed to breaking point when Jjaks arrives at Sam's wedding and makes off with the bride, Freddie (Diaz), a former stripper, marrying Sam to repay a gambling debt owed to night-club owner Red (Lindo). Baigelman's writing and directing debut is a frustrating mess, full of hateful characters and lacking coherence. Putting Keanu and Diaz in the same movie should at least provide some eye candy, but Baigelman even cops out on that score, grudging his actors up with little positive effect. Very poor.