Bubble (2006)

The most interesting thing about this movie is that it was released in theaters and DVD simultaneously. The actual content, however, is less noteworthy.

Bubble follows a couple of workers from the local baby doll factory. Martha seems to be a fairly content woman with a very dull middle-aged life. She lives with her elderly father, who needs some care, and considers her mopey 20ish co-worker Kyle to be her "best friend." Kyle neither owns a car nor has a bank account and lives with his mother. The factory has a big order coming up, so they hire a new girl -- Rose -- who puts Martha's little world in jeopardy.

The feel of the movie is spot-on. No problem getting me to buy this dead-end of a town filled with people sleepwalking through their lives. I love that the actors are non-professionals and yet don't display any self-consciousness. But if the story's not interesting, what's the point? There is a plot twist about two-thirds through, but the level of reaction we see is about the same as you'd get from someone if they were told that a television show they never cared for had been canceled: barely an eyebrow-raise.

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