L.I.E. 2001 123movies

Watch: L.I.E. 2001 123movies, Full Movie Online – Fifteen-year-old Howie loses just about everything and everyone in the space of a single week, but ends up finding himself in the process. His mother has just died. His father, a building contractor, can barely keep tabs on his young girlfriend, let alone his own son. Thus, the teen must navigate his adolescence virtually unsupervised. Floating towards an ill-behaved existence, Howie and his crowd begin robbing houses in the middle-class neighborhoods off the Long Island Expressway. Together, he and his best friend Gary break into a place belonging to an old guy named Big John, a local man who is a respected pillar of the community. When Big John fingers Gary for the crime, Howie learns that his pal has been leading a secret, dangerous but also alluring double life. Subsequently, we also discover that Big John has secrets of his own..
Plot: In this biting and disturbing coming-of-age tale from writer-director Michael Cuesta, life is bittersweet along the L.I.E., also known as the Long Island Expressway, as suburban teen Howie Blitzer learns all too clearly. In the space of a week, he loses nearly everything and everyone he knows and is left to navigate his adolescence virtually unsupervised.
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Ratings:

	7.1/10 Votes: 10,100
	84% | RottenTomatoes
	73/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 88 Popularity: 6.868 | TMDB

Reviews:

Brilliant and daring
It’s shocking that this film was ever made. You don’t often get characters this well written in American independent cinema, and you certainly don’t get characters who are pedophiles portrayed with this much thought behind them. Todd Solondz’s Happiness can only be partially counted, as that pedophilic character was played half as comedy (very daring in its way, as well). Brian Cox gives the performance of a lifetime with this character – you won’t entirely understand how perfect he is or how perfectly written he is until you see it. Any expectation you can come up with will be quashed when you see the film.

But, aside from that, this film is about young Howie, also played brilliantly by newcomer Paul Franklin Dano. This is one of the best films about the status of high school students today. No, not all kids are like this, but these characters represent an important segment in the school population. This could have easily been one of those my-dad-is-too-busy-to-pay-attention-to-me-so-I’m-going-to-act-out movies, and, indeed, it is in a way, but the characters and situations are so well written – and the film’s technique is amazing, as well – that they’re entirely believable.

I praise the hell out of Michael Cuesta for making this film. He’s an absolute daredevil. Almost every piece of the film is like a highwire act, and he only stumbles at the very end. It’s just too abrupt and simplistic, as if some producer thought that these characters shouldn’t be able to live their lives. I hope Cuesta will make more films in the future. He’s one of the best to pop up in the last few years.

Disturbing insight into the underbelly of society
Big John is a 50 something ex US marine who lives with Scott, a youth of about 18 in a smart suburban villa somewhere in Oregon. He holds parties for middle aged folk at home and is nagged by his aged mum to look after his health. He was in love with girl when he was young but never married citing the reason that all women are ‘maneaters’. Although Scott has his own room they sometimes sleep together and in his private moments Big John looks at internet pictures of young teen-aged boys.

Big John isn’t strictly a pedophile as no prepubescent children are involved in his life but he certainly appears to be a pederast. He cruises the local pick up zone where teen-aged male prostitutes ply their trade offering blow jobs behind a road sign for a few bucks. And there he meets 16 year old Gary, a good looking local tearaway and hustler who also burgles houses with his school mates for extra cash.

Gary isn’t necessarily gay but he uses his looks and charm to best advantage. Accordingly he is the object of adoration by 15 year old Howard, a gay school mate, who dreams of running off with Gary to a romantic life together in California.

But their plans and dreams must change when they decide to rob Big John of his prized antique revolvers – and the ex marine quickly discovers their guilt.

The subsequent drama is beautifully intense without being heavy. And most of all it raises essential questions about the true nature of pederasts and the boys they befriend. Who is exploiting who? Who is the real victim of this sadly common circumstance? Are pederasts always evil? What exactly are the real motives of Big John, Gary, Scott and Howard? And who is the villain? The film ends very suddenly with an emotional shock. And it is our personal feelings towards the characters after that shock which seems to be the whole point of the movie. Well recommended for all – and particularly for parents of teen-aged boys with crushes on other boys.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 37 min (97 min)
Budget 700000
Revenue 1667192
Status Released
Rated Unrated
Genre Crime, Drama
Director Michael Cuesta
Writer Stephen M. Ryder, Michael Cuesta, Gerald Cuesta
Actors Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Bruce Altman
Country United States
Awards 20 wins & 18 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Arriflex 535B, Zeiss Standard Speed, Ultra Prime and Angenieux HR Lenses
Laboratory N/A
Film Length (6 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman EXR 50D 5245, Kodak Vision 250D 5246, Vision 200T 5274, Vision 500T 5279, Ektachrome 100D 5285)
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm