From AwardAnnals
Results of the Sundance Film Festival in the year 1995. For a ranked list of films, try the honor roll.
The Brothers McMullen
Edward Burns
Edward Burns’s debut film as an actor-director makes a virtue of its limited budget in the same way John Sayles’s
The Return of the Secaucus 7 did in 1980. Stuck with limited technical means, Burns wisely puts his energies into a sophisticated story, knowing an audience couldn’t care less about lighting problems if they’re caught up in a terrific, character-driven movie with good actors. The tale concerns three adult brothers (Burns, Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone) whose complications in love and problems with commitment are rooted in their common experiences…
