The only thing that surprised me in Lolly Madonna XXX is that there was actually
a bus stop in that nowhere corner of the Tennessee hills where Season Hubley had
to change buses.
Oddly enough her character reminded me of Cary Grant in North By Northwest in that Cary Grant's ad man character fell into a ruse the CIA was using to trap spies. He was a character who didn't exist but who the villains take for a flesh and blood person.
Same with Season Hubley making her debut in this film. The one family lures the guards away from the other's still so they can wreck it. So when Hubley arrives she's thought to be one Lolly Madonna a girl interested in one of the brothers guarding a still.
The Feather and Gutshall families don't really need a reason to fight, they've been doing it for generations. Although I will say that family patriarchs Rod Steiger and Robert Ryan do keep a lid on somewhat as they seek advantage when the blood does start flowing.
As for Hubley she has no real family, she lost them early and was raised in foster care. Despite all the flaws she sees, she does love the Smokey Mountain scenery, the strong family ties and Jeff Bridges in particular.
The last third is very bloody as both families lose a lot of kinfolk. Lolly Madonna XXX is a nice realistic portrayal of the hill folk.
It sure ain't the Beverly Hillbillies.
Oddly enough her character reminded me of Cary Grant in North By Northwest in that Cary Grant's ad man character fell into a ruse the CIA was using to trap spies. He was a character who didn't exist but who the villains take for a flesh and blood person.
Same with Season Hubley making her debut in this film. The one family lures the guards away from the other's still so they can wreck it. So when Hubley arrives she's thought to be one Lolly Madonna a girl interested in one of the brothers guarding a still.
The Feather and Gutshall families don't really need a reason to fight, they've been doing it for generations. Although I will say that family patriarchs Rod Steiger and Robert Ryan do keep a lid on somewhat as they seek advantage when the blood does start flowing.
As for Hubley she has no real family, she lost them early and was raised in foster care. Despite all the flaws she sees, she does love the Smokey Mountain scenery, the strong family ties and Jeff Bridges in particular.
The last third is very bloody as both families lose a lot of kinfolk. Lolly Madonna XXX is a nice realistic portrayal of the hill folk.
It sure ain't the Beverly Hillbillies.