West Virginia Stories (2016) User Reviews

EXCELLENT

[co6779 · 7/10 · 15 March 2020]

Wife & I enjoyed this movie, it had a nice twist on life, cause-and-effect scenarios.

We enjoyed the scenery and simple smalltown lifestyle portrayed in this movie kept us glued for 90 minutes well worth a watch.

Cool and descent movie just like old friend

[thomaschen-896-108275 · 7/10 · 21 March 2020]

Although no famous movie stars supporting this film,but all the cast are just play their best on their roles.The cold scenery just tell the warmest passion in the small town.Just like a beautiful poem canted slowly.

to watch with tranquility

[referenciajoia-46445 · 6/10 · 21 October 2020]

Three simple stories without pretense, each with a central point, different but common objective. There are only three stories told with good performances, very good even, a slow movie like the ambient atmosphere. I liked to enter the lives of these simple people without much to say but with something to say, bits of life. I hadn't seen a movie like this in a while. Liked it. It won't be revisited by me but in the meantime I spent a moment living other lives in West Virginia.

Without joy there is no life!

[Guanche48 · 7/10 · 6 February 2023]

Great movie with wonderful atmosphere and photography. The 3 stories make it very bearable and entertaining despite how sad they are. Surely many people who have seen it have felt identified with their own life, I did! Since it is very realistic.

The movie has a clear ending, but those who don't see it haven't understood it. I'm a little tired of the negative comments and low ratings for this. What's happening? That you no longer have brains to think and you want them to give you everything chewed up and explained? . Please what a shame!

Don't miss it if you like stories about the twists of life, .. and the choices we make, and how these affect not only you but also those around you. It is also entertaining and with very exciting moments.

Wow

[Tudles-34847 · 3/10 · 2 April 2020]

I give this three stars simply for the ability of the actors to carry this sad plot without walking out on the movie. I kept waiting for the connection between the three stories, and once it happened there was just no plot! By the time I was fully invested and ready to see where it turned next, the movie was just...over. Worst ending to a movie I have ever seen, that includes Stephen kings Secret Window. I mean, the subplots that you think are important went NOWHERE. I get that small town WV live is supposed to be portrayed as sad, but this is rediculous.

Save yourselves the 90minutes, you will never get it back. Read the reviews on sites other than IMDB. You have been warned.

Captivating 'slice of life' drama!

[myrightfoot-57434 · 8/10 · 28 July 2020]

I installed Flex on my Android TV box and clicked around the menus and free offerings, etc and just happened to click on this at random. It's a gem so I'm glad I did. Three different episodes set in one cold, unforgiving location. The first scene is about two men who are out hunting. They stumble on an event and argue over how to deal with it. Second story is about a son who takes his fiance home to meet his dying father. The third tale involves an inquisitive child annoying her grandfather with too many questions! It's a cracking and realistic script propped up by excellent performances. The elegant and haunting soundtrack doesn't hurt, either. Unsentimental and realistic drama.

What Happened Here?

[dannoyes · 1/10 · 31 January 2021]

I'd rather clean kitty litter boxes with my hands than watch this.

I pity the high school students, who, in the future, will have to discuss importance of this nothingness...

This must have been a tax write-off for someone.

Think about it.

[kbrownu · 9/10 · 13 December 2021]

This is not three unconnected stories. Pay attention to the money. Is the hunter with the beard out in the woods for more than hunting? Does he know people are coming for the money and he's either going to track them to it or protect it from them? Does he leave his brother alone so that the guys looking for the money will kill him? Also, this could be his brother-in-law, but then again that would imply incest since he said under his breath how that he had constantly been with the other guy's wife growing up. He has a criminal background. Is the police officer who gets killed on the take, or are they after the guy with the black beard? Why does Joe ask his son if everything is okay at the cabin? He's sheriff. He knows his officer is missing. He knows everything is not okay, and he notices his other son's nice new TV. In the second scenario, the alienation between father and son is front & center. Why? How is it that the father has enough money to pave the streets of the town? How did they "find" the money? Clearly, someone is taking money from the mine to cover up the water pollution. It seems like it is likely Mitch's father. I think Joe knows this because of the way he is looking around the house (at the ceiling, maybe looking for places that his friend stashed the cash). That is why Mitch doesn't want his father's house. It's paid for with blood money. Why do you think Mitch went to work for the EPA? The separate scenes of the hunters, the couple, and the Mayor are very much related. It's all one story and leaves a person haunted by the trauma and trouble that Mitch is going to have to face as soon as his son tells him the truth which we should already know. Artfully done, and well-deserving of all the awards! Great acting. Nice sound track. Wonderful cinematography. Clever!

Enjoyed till no plot came

[martijn-361-525940 · 3/10 · 13 March 2021]

Really enjoyed the story enfolding. I fortunately it dit not lead to anything. Just don't understand why the different storylines didn't come together. Is there a part two? This does not make any sense.

A movie with no plot

[kayhan-14745 · 2/10 · 8 January 2023]

It seems as if the film ends after an introduction I thought for a moment that if it could be a serie, I was probably mistaken, but it is a movie after all.

This is just really stupid. Waste of your time. At the point where the movie actually begins, the movie ends. There is no plot in the story. A good start has been made in first 10 minutes, then you wait for what is going to happen, and oops the movie ends.

A rating of more than 2 stars is too much for this movie My apologies to the makers for their efforts, but I would advise them to watch the movie in the sequel before publishing the movies I've never seen a movie like this before.