‘Just Jim’ Trailer: ‘Submarine’ Star Craig Roberts Directs His Own Coming-Of-Age Indie
By Angie Han/July 22, 2015 7:00 am EST
Roberts’ Jim is a lonely 16-year-old whose life is upended by a new American neighbor, Dean (Emile Hirsch). At first Dean’s arrival seems like a gift, as he takes Jim under his wing and brings out the cool in him, but eventually Dean’s dark side emerges. Watch the Just Jim trailer after the jump.
The Just Jim trailer surfaced on Vimeo. As you’ve probably gathered from the character names, the Rebel Without a Cause references are strong in this one. And as you’ll probably gather from the trailer itself, so are the Submarine influences.
Just Jim didn’t get a ton of attention when it premiered at SXSW earlier this year, but the reviews it did get were somewhat promising. Screen Daily called it an “an encouraging start for Roberts,” while THR described it as “a misshapen but nicely dressed coming-of-age film.” So it might not be a home run, but there’s apparently enough talent on display to suggest Roberts might hit one eventually.
The U.K. gets Just Jim earlier this year. The film doesn’t yet have a U.S. distributor. Here’s the Just Jim synopsis from SXSW:
