"Bubble" is the first in a six-picture series of micro-budgeted movies directed by Steven Soderbergh that are to be released simultaneously in theaters, on DVD and on high-definition cable. And the Oscar-winning director is not exactly starting out with "Ocean's 13." Instead we have "Bubble," a film as outrageously odd in its way as Werner Herzog's "Heart of Glass," for which Herzog hypnotized most of his cast. The cast here may seem hypnotized, too. But they're not. Read the full review
At a doll factory in a small Midwestern town, an unlikely love triangle leads to mystery when an employee — young, attractive Rose — is found dead, strangled in her own home. The murder investigation will call into question established assumptions about the characters and about life in this small town.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Kyle Smith, Debbie Doebereiner, Misty Dawn Wilkins, Omar Cowan, Laurie Lee
Run time: 73 minutes
Release date: Jan. 27, 2006
Rating: R for some language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B-
"Soderbergh holds up a mirror to these lives of quiet desperation and shows us how unquiet they can be."
Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
"Soderbergh has made a film of big themes from small gestures, a downer that resonates with powerful humanity."
The Palm Beach Post: C-
"Soderbergh made Bubble with non-actors, probably for the purity of such a choice, but it only serves to emphasize the value of professionals."
