Blues for Willadean

2012

Drama

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 82% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 201 201

Plot summary

The film adaptation of Del Shores' hit play. Under the thumb of her abusive husband, post-middle age Willadean feels life has passed her by until she makes some unlikely friends. Del Shores adapts this uplifting story from his play "The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife."

Director

Del Shores Photo
Del Shores

Top cast

Octavia Spencer Photo
Octavia Spencer as LaSonia Robinson
Beth Grant Photo
Beth Grant as Willadean Winkler
Dale Dickey Photo
Dale Dickey as Rayleen Hobbs
Hunter Barnett Photo
Hunter Barnett as Elwood
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1.02 GB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
Seeds 4
1.89 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
pt  it  fr  es  de  us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by debeautymarshall-190-662830 6 / 10

Could have been very good...

The singing in the movie was a big turn off for me. I fast forwarded through all of it. It ruined the movie....to bad.The storyline was very good and realistic. Many women are going through this as I write.my review.
Reviewed by drednm

Three Remarkable Actresses

BLUES FOR WILLADEAN offers three remarkable performances in a story about an abusive husband and three women who live in a trailer park in Texas. Written and directed by Del Shores and based on his play, the plot is a mix of drama and his patented Southern comedy.Beth Grant plays Willadean, a simple, bible-toting woman who is married to a drunken bully. He's never forgiven her for getting pregnant in high school and costing him a chance at professional football. In his mind, it was all for nothing, since his son is gay and their daughter was killed in a car crash, and now he's stuck with her. Her neighbor, LaSonia (Octavia Spencer) is a commonsense woman who tries to broach the subject of domestic violence, but Willadean will not listen. She forever regrets that she could not save her sister from domestic violence. Rayleen (Dale Dickey) is pure white trash and works as a cocktail waitress at the local bar Willadean's husband goes to. She's also sleeping with him.The three women share stories of their lives and hopes, but of course they are all trapped in their failed lives ... and in the trailer park. The three actresses are just plain amazing. Great performances. David Steen, also very good, plays the thankless role of the bully.The only thing I didn't like was the "blues singer" who shows up to punctuate the dramatic moments with a song. Maybe this is a remnant from the stage play but it doesn't work on film and her lip sync wasn't very good.
Reviewed by susanne_c9 8 / 10

Women have it hard

Good movie good acting I'll watch anything with Octavia Spencer in it the woman can act.Foot Note : I just want to mention Debbi Holiday because one reviewer said she was lip synking I don't believe she was if you Google her name you'll see she is actually a blues singer.
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