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In this typically low-key comedy drama from independent writer/director Andrew Bujalski, Jeannie (Tilly Hatcher) and Lauren (Maggie Hatcher) are a pair of twin sisters living in Austin, TX, who are cl... read more read more...ose without having much in common. Jeannie, who is confined to a wheelchair, runs a well-established vintage clothing store called Storyville with her longtime friend Amanda (Anne Dodge), while Lauren drifts from job to job and is pondering an offer to teach English in Kenya. Jeannie and Amanda have had a falling out and Jeannie is worried about her stake in the business, especially since the original partnership agreements were drawn up by Amanda's father. When Amanda suggests she may take legal action to take full control of Storyville, Jeannie decides she needs legal advice and turns to Merrill (Alex Karpovsky), a former boyfriend who has almost completed his law degree. Merrill is feeling frazzled as he tries to pass the bar exam and he welcomes the distraction, but it isn't long before he forgets one of the first rules of legal ethics and begins sleeping with Jeannie. Lauren, meanwhile, wants to be of assistance to her sister, but she gets roped into helping her mother with her myriad problems while trying to make sense of her own future. Beeswax was an official selection at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Andrew Bujalski

Release Date: August 7, 2009

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  • romy861
    May 6, 2012
    romy861
    Wow this was hard viewing. Rarely have I sat through such a dull film, and this had potential, that's the worst bit.
    I am not someone who enjoys blockbusters and explosions, so no one can claim I don't get "slice of life" films, generally speaking, I do. But this is so tediously... read more dull and nothing happens. There is no point at all to this story.
    The cast do well with what they have, and I liked the setting at the vintage clothing shop. If they had have given this an actual plot, I think I would have really liked this film. As it is, I feel like I just sat through a really boring day at work listening to other people talk crap.
    I would really like my 2 hours back.
  • simeondeutsch1
    December 25, 2010
    simeondeutsch1
    Will the monotony ever cease?! Unrelentingly dull and painfully realistic: Beeswax is only for those who enjoy unenjoyable movies. 42/100

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Critic Reviews

Kate Taylor
April 8, 2011
Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail

It is typical of Bujalski's finely wrought observation of their lives that the film ends, as it began, with a moment in which Lauren is poised, indecisively, on the cusp of a decision. Full Review

Greg Quill
April 7, 2011
Greg Quill, Toronto Star

Ultimately a dull story about dull thirtysomethings whose dull issues are conveyed in a prying, cinema verité style, implying drama and meaning in the mundane details of their dull lives. Full Review

Cary Darling
February 12, 2010
Cary Darling, Dallas Morning News

It's rambling, doesn't really go anywhere, and is not necessarily about anything beyond its own sense of place. But it's mildly diverting nonetheless. It's about mood, not plot. Full Review

J. R. Jones
February 8, 2010
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

Makes up in depth for what it sacrifices in breadth. Full Review

Lisa Kennedy
October 16, 2009
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

Beeswax reminds viewers that in talkative films much can go unspoken. For writer-director Andrew Bujalski these betwixt-between, hem-haw spaces are the places to be. Full Review

Walter V. Addiego
September 11, 2009
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle

There are viewers and critics who simply can't abide mumblecore. But give this movie a chance: Bujalski has a serious talent for finding resonance in the mundane. Full Review

Kevin Thomas
August 21, 2009
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

Bujalski is very much interested in how people -- in his instance, quite intelligent, civilized and articulate twentysomething individuals -- cope with life's everyday challenges, finding naturalistic... Full Review

V.A. Musetto
August 7, 2009
V.A. Musetto, New York Post

Beeswax ranks as one of the most mature mumblecore exercises yet, a sure sign that the movement will live on despite its misguided detractors. Full Review

Elizabeth Weitzman
August 7, 2009
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

Bujalski has an unusual gift for spotlighting small moments and underplaying large ones. Full Review

A.O. Scott
August 7, 2009
A.O. Scott, New York Times

At first glance a modest, ragged slice of contemporary life, turns out to be a remarkably subtle, even elegant movie. Its leisurely scenes and hesitant, circling conversations conceal both an ingeniou... Full Review

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