Wendy and Lucy - Movie Review and Synopsis

Troubles besiege Wendy (Williams) during her trip from Indiana to Alaska, where she hopes to find gainful employment at a fish cannery. While stopped in Oregon, she’s caught shoplifting food for her beloved dog, Lucy, which causes the duo to become separated, and presents to Wendy an increasingly dire set of circumstances as she searches for her companion.

In her last film, Old Joy, Kelly Reichardt explored the fragility of interpersonal relationships; her latest seems to hone in on the individual, and how just about anyone these days could easily be pulled under by a simple misstep, economic or otherwise. (I am so dying to see this.) It’s been reported that Reichardt initially thought Michelle Williams was too pretty for this role and she didn’t allow her to wear makeup or wash her tomboy haircut for several-weeks-long shoot. (She probably got lo-fi beauty tips from co-star Will Oldham, who will hopefully be in every future Reichardt project.) My eye is on Willaims to see if she lands a Best Actress nomination alongside two other well-received indie performances: Anne Hathaway in Rachel Got Married and Kristin Scott Thomas in I’ve Loved You So Long. Could Williams also be nominated for Synecdoche, New York?

Rated R for language.

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