A Prairie Home Companion (2006) 7/10

Starring : Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin
Director : Robert Altman
Running Time : 100 mins

The presenter (Keillor) of popular public access radio programme A Prairie Home Companion hosts his final show before a ruthless businessman (Jones) closes the set down for good so it can be demolished.

Although this is an extraordinarily slow movie which basically has no real plot, there are some okay moments of mirth, especially from Harrelson and Reilly who perform some quite witty songs. The fact that there is very little in the way of plot or character development doesn’t effect it’s watchability, and it’s surprising that this is still watchable considering the lack of direction in the overall storyline.

You’ll like this if you liked : Good Night, And Good Luck.