A fine “Morning” for Ashley Judd
Actress Joey Lauren Adams goes the Damon/Affleck route with “Come Early Morning,” writing a meaty part for herself between job offers.
But to get her character-driven, regional drama made, Adams needed an A-list star, which meant her dream part went to Ashley Judd with Adams settling into the director’s chair.
In one respect, it’s not a bad trade, as Judd delivers an emotionally complex portrait of a woman haunted and hindered by the legacy of her family’s history of alcoholism and infidelity. While Adams’ direction isn’t particularly distinctive and the movie fails to deliver much beyond a tidy tale of personal triumph, the film does provide a small measure of hope to those despairing that Judd’s career would be forever mired in a quagmire of bad psychological thrillers.
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