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Dearest Jane
- Director: John Lerchen
- Writer: John Lerchen; Danny Kravitz
- Producer: Emanuel AG; Craig Taylor Brown
CGiii Comment
Oh dear...
The story is a little difficult to swallow...Chicago-dwelling Jane's parents are getting a divorce...so, they shunt her off to live with her alcoholic, estranged gay uncle...in the middle of [homophobic] nowhere.
Mr Lerchen, you should have just killed them off...the mother is a hideous caricature who is unnecessary to the story...her final scene, a big mistake.
Look...this is a first feature venture...mistakes are rife.
Stilted dialogue will always produce stilted performances...even from the most seasoned professional. The acting - here - is distinctly small-town am-melo-dram...the endless words don't help.
Young adults do not say these things!
It's predictable...and, the sentimentality - at the end - will have you spewing your guts out.
Trailer...
Dearest Jane Trailer from Dearest Jane on Vimeo.
The(ir) Blurb...
A troubled girl must overcome her fear of change, love, and acceptance when she is sent to live with her uncle in the isolated countryside of Indiana.
Cast & Characters
Sydney Pierick as Jane McDonald;
Mark A. Nash as Steven Gallagher;
Ann Hagemann as Margret McDonald;
Keith Kelly as Cody Kegan;
Michael Chinn as Mark Falls;
Bruce Spielbauer as John McDonald;
Olivia Jaras as Paulina George;
Sam Steveson as Mary McPherson;
Jon Manisco as Father Luke;
Benjamin Meadows as Uncle Benjamin