Your Reviews
Wow just saw the trailor and im giving it another bad review cuz that was terrible as well
This movie just sucks!
Has to be one of the worse movies ever made. Just like watching paint dry. The scenes were usually out of focus and the camera shots were just awful.... The movie is about nothing. Full Review
i loved this movie....it really dives into the complexities of human nature. rich characters who are changed and disturbed, at the same time.
First things first, there have been so many movies about suburban angst set on Long island that this movie is old hat even before it starts rolling.... Note to the producer, there is plenty of angst everywhere. The staging of this train wreck also leaves much to be desired. At one point Edie Falco's character is driving her manic depressive actress neighbor to the Port Jeff ferry and there are are one minute driving through Port Jeff village, and then the next minute there having a melt down drama along the Long Beach causeway in Sag Harbor (near the Shelter island South Ferry). The zombie like business man is at one point asking for the location of a breakfast spot, and then it's the middle of the afternoon. The use of a run a way away dog (that thankfully is not hit by a car) adds nothing but un-needed anxiety (the human cast has this area covered). If your looking for some GOOD movies built around this theme try The Trees Lounge, Life and Death on Long island, L.I.E., or Two Family House (set in Staten island). Full Review
Critic Reviews
Helmer-writer Eric Mendelsohn returns with his first feature in a decade and the proposition that art film still has a place in the world -- which is an exhilarating idea, especially as represented by 3 Backyards, an exquisite example of calculated execution in pursuit of elusive ideas.Full Review
It's worth remembering that eleven years passed between "Judy Berlin" and 3 Backyards, both of which earned Mendelsohn best director prizes at Sundance.Full Review
Mendelsohn's first film since 1999's "Judy Berlin" is devoted to finding descriptive correlatives to liminal emotional states through the cast's eloquent reaction shots and the camera's depiction of homely environments - with ornate, flowing visual vocabulary.Full Review
Mr. Mendelsohn's ability to evoke a child's-eye view of a suburban environment is the most seductive element in a movie whose primary attraction is an atmosphere so heady that you can almost taste it.Full Review
The movie has none of the smugness of "American Beauty": You could dream of living in a world like this.Full Review
