Synopsis
A near-penniless drifter's journey to Alaska in search of work is interrupted when she loses her dog while attempting to shoplift food for it.
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Cast
- Michelle WilliamsWendy
- Wally DaltonSecurity Guard
- Will OldhamIcky
- John RobinsonAndy
- David KoppellKid by Fire
- Max ClementKid by Fire
- Sid ShanleyKid by Fire
- Dave HubnerKid by Fire
- Michelle WortheySadie
- Roger D. FairesRecycler in Wheelchair (as Roger Faires)
Recommendations
- 100
Christian Science Monitor
Improbably, it's one of the most affecting films of the year, which once again demonstrates that all you need to make a good movie is talent. - 91
Entertainment Weekly
Wendy and Lucy is like "Lassie Come Home" directed by Antonioni. What's piercing about it, and also disturbing, is that Reichardt views the renunciation of society with something close to righteous purity -- as a lefty romantic dream. - 90
The New York Times
What will happen to her? The strength of this short, simple, perfect story of a young woman and her dog is that this does not seem, by the end, to be an idle or trivial question. What happens to Wendy -- and to Lucy -- matters a lot, which is to say that Wendy and Lucy, for all its modesty, matters a lot too. - 90
Village Voice
Trembling throughout on the verge of a tearful breakdown, but far too dignified to allow her character to choke up, Williams delivers a sensationally nuanced performance that, were it not so resolutely undramatic, would constitute an aria of stoical misery. - 80
Variety
"Old Joy" helmer Kelly Reichardt plays to her strengths in Wendy and Lucy, a modest yet deeply felt road movie about an idealistic young drifter, her faithful canine and the wide-open spaces of the Pacific Northwest. - 75
ReelViews
The transformation undergone by Michelle Williams to play this role is nothing short of astounding. - 75
New York Post
Reichardt doesn't so much tell a story as paint a finely detailed portrait of human suffering in this miniature marvel. - 70
Film Threat
Unless you're an antsy movie-goer or have a cold heart, by the end of Wendy and Lucy, you'll be engrossed, hoping for the best possible outcome.
