
Big Eden is a tiny fictional town in northwestern Montana, as Preston Sturges or Frank Capra might have envisioned it. Timber and Cowboy country. This is the story of Henry Hart, a successful New York Artist, who returns to the town of his childhood to care for the ailing grandfather who raised him. Back in Big Eden, Henry must come to terms with his relationship to Dean Stewart, his best friend from high School, as well as the object of his unrequited love. All these years H... (Full plot summary below)
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Big Eden is a tiny fictional town in northwestern Montana, as Preston Sturges or Frank Capra might have envisioned it. Timber and Cowboy country. This is the story of Henry Hart, a successful New York Artist, who returns to the town of his childhood to care for the ailing grandfather who raised him. Back in Big Eden, Henry must come to terms with his relationship to Dean Stewart, his best friend from high School, as well as the object of his unrequited love. All these years Henry has been pining for a dream image of Dean from back then. This is also the story of Pike Dexter, the shy, unassuming Native American owner of the town's general store, who is as surprised as anyone to find himself falling in love with Henry. The people of Big Eden conspire and attempt to bring Henry and Pike together.
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| IFilmDave WhiteI'd call it the gay date movie of the year, but it's so heart-tugging that straight people ought to be in on it, too. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonToo cute by half (or maybe three-quarters). |
| Planet Sick-BoyJon PopickNothing more than a small-town gay love triangle with no antagonist and very little conflict. |
| New York Magazine/VultureJohn LeonardWhat's subversive about it is that it looks just like any other romantic comedy except that some men love other men. Imagine that: social justice, racial harmony, peaceable kingdoms, and a cup of cappuccino at the general store. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA heart-affecting gay romantic drama that unabashedly celebrates community as the ideal milieu for bringing out the best in people. |
| Mr. ShowbizKevin MaynardBut it's more than a crowd-pleaser shot at spectacular Rocky mountain locations -- it's almost revolutionary. |
| New York TimesDave KehrThe movie is as flat and plain as a television program, and most of the supporting characters (including Louise Fletcher as a kindly schoolmarm) seem equally two-dimensional, as if they had wandered in from the set of "The Andy Griffith Show." |
| Pasadena WeeklyJohn EstherLackluster at 24 frames per second, Writer/Director Thomas Bezucha's debut film, "Big Eden" is another love story about falling in love with the wrong guy, all the while not realizing the right guy is in love with you. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertUntil the plot becomes intolerably cornball, there's charm in the story. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittThe characterizations are nifty, but writer/director Thomas Bezucha's stodgy direction holds the story back; there's often a sense that the camera is missing the actors' best work. |