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"Didn't I kill you once already, boy?" ...it still cracks me up. If you're looking for reality, look somewhere else. If you are looking for some laughs while watching a group of impossible characters attempt what should be a simple task that turns out not to be simple at all; a quest that leads to getting shot, mutilated or run over by a truck (sounds horrible, don't it? It's a hoot) This is the movie for you.

In the small town of Bennett, in Texas, the mechanic Earl Crest (Joshua Jackson) is a simple good man, who loves his stepsister Baby (Jaime King). She works as a waitress in a dining place, and aims to be an actress in Los Angeles, saving some money and planning to move with Earl to become a TV starlet. Earl's father was killed by a man, who promised to find Earl when he left jail, and Earl's mother married the father of Baby, who has been Earl's girlfriend since high-school. When the morons Junior (DJ Qualls) and Tinker (Ryan Hurst) steal the money and drugs by chance of a drug-dealer, Earl gets the robbery and keeps it in a locker, trying to save the retarded Junior from the possible wraith of the bandits, and gets involved in a confused situation, with two gangs trying to retrieve the money and the drugs. "Lone Star State of Mind" is a funny entertainment. There are many good jokes in the messed situations Earl gets involved to help his retardate relative. I liked this movie and laughed a lot. The beauty of Jaime King shines, and the cast is very hilarious. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Dinheiro e Má Companhia" ("Money and Bad Company")

Small town Texas mechanic Earl Crest (Joshua Jackson) is a simple man living a simple life with his girlfriend Baby (Jaime King) who also became his stepsister after their parents married each other. Earl had witnessed his father being killed in a bar when he was a boy.

Baby is a waitress who dreams of becoming an actress in LA and they have saved up to move there and hope to make it big.

Events take a dark turn when his dim cousin Junior (DJ Qualls) and his slimy friend Tinker (Ryan Hurst) steal money from local mobsters and Earl gets roped in to save his cousin Junior. Things get confusing as Tinker is double crossing them and a rival set of gangsters are also after them.

Lone Star State of Mind is a southern black comedy with a lot of clichés and a few inverted ones such as the tough gay friend. Unfortunately it has paper thin characters, too many stereotypes and wants to be a left field violent comedy like Raising Arizona. There is a tacked on ending but even that is predictable. Still its sporadically amusing and remains watchable.

What a surprise! Having read no reviews, I picked this film off of the shelf at Hollywood Video and was rewarded with an entirely enjoyable, funny, sweet, and overall entertaining film. The relationship between Earl & Baby is especially tender, refreshing and believable, while the performance by Ryan Hurst as Tinker is perfectly protagonistic (if that's a real word!) and amusing. Great acting by all, great screenplay, great directing, great everything. 9 out of 10 (because perfection is always impossible, but this film comes close: no belly-wrenching-guffaw-laughs, but like I said, entertaining). Rent it with the assurance of an evening's entertainment time well-spent.

"Lone Star State of Mind" is all about Joshua Jackson's character who spends the whole run trying to return drugs and money to the rightful owners while his girl friend (King) is trying to convince him to move from their Podunk, Tx home town to L.A. The film derives its comedy from a hatful of kookie characters who get into silly situations while good old Joshua calmly takes a bullet here and a bullet there without letting it spoil his day. A silly little flick, "Lone Star..." may have some appeal to some folks but taken as a whole is a pretty shabby film product with marginal entertainment value at best. (C-)

Young Earl lost his preacher father when a guy (Thomas Haden Church) hit him with a barstool. Earl Crest (Joshua Jackson) and Baby (Jaime King) are completely in love despite being step-siblings, by marriage. His mother married her father (John Mellencamp). She's desperate to leave the small Texas town to be in a soap opera in L.A. Her idiot cousin Junior (DJ Qualls) gets caught up when he joined his criminal friend Tinker Johnson in a minor crime spree. They stole $20k and drugs from a pizza delivery guy. Tinker got thrown in prison and Junior leaves the money with Earl. Drug lord Mr. Smith wants his money back. Tinker is fresh out of prison and comes looking for the money.

It's a lot of wacky characters but not terribly funny. It is sometimes cute. Even the darker moments are played with an eye towards broad comedy. David Semel is mostly a TV director and his sitcom TV ways aren't that far away. Joshua Jackson is too calm which only works if he has a tough cowboy personality. This is a quirky wacky lightweight crime-comedy.

I found this movie extremely dull and laughed exactly one time. The "comedy," if you really want to call it that, is beyond juvenile... and not even the funny juvenile humor that makes other movies good. Overused accents are very rarely funny, especially when they're so over accentuated (like in this film) that it gets to be annoying. How so many people liked this movie is beyond me, but it makes me think about how bad society is becoming.

This movie is great! Superb mental and physical comedy!

Has the potential to become a real classic. Not quite black comedies like After Hours or Heathers, more subtle like Fandango. All in all, an excellent romp through the white trailer trash subculture.

Jaime King is superb as the "in control" brat. Joshua Jackson becomes believable in this exaggerated fantasy. Excellent characters all around. Ryan Hurst is hilarious! DJ Qualls hilarious! Even a memorable performance by John Mellencamp.

If I had one gripe, it would be to develop the character of Matthew Davis a little more. He starts out as somewhat of a run of the mill gay guy and transforms into a gun wielding, hero at the end. But kinda all in the background...

To sum it up: See it!

This is the worst movie Joshua Jackson has ever been associated with. The budget must have been donated by the local Dairy Queen. Acting was really bad. Josh needs to stick to his normal accent. He did not even get close to pulling off Texas slang.

I found myself laughing at the movie, not because of it. The title suggests a Lone Star State of Mind???? The characters besides wearing a cowboy hat did not represent Texas or the Texan state of mind on any level. The only thing good about this movie was Jaime King.

The script was pointless and the acting stunk; don't waste your time with this loser.

This was such a gem of a find. My son and I rented it after seeing its trailer on two other movies. It looked funny, but I was not prepared for such a great piece of work. The story had twists and turns and it was rich with irony and wit. The acting matched the script to a tee. The characters were over the top where it was necessary and subdued when needed. "Tinker" (Ryan Hurst) was priceless and stole the show. Kudos all around to the cast and crew for creating such a great movie and making me laugh. This is a great movie to show to friends. I own it and cannot wait to show it to a few more of my friends. Everyone that has seen it so far have loved it. Get it and Watch it!

A bit of Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski and ARMY of Darkness. Funny and crazy characters.

So many extremely positive reviews tricked me into watching Lone Star State Of Mind. I should have known better but then again it will happen again in the future. As a comedy there's not much fun going on, maybe a handful mild laughter moments but certainly nothing that made me laugh out loud, it must not be my kind of humor I guess. As for the story it's watchable but it all looks more like an episode of one of those average series than a theater movie. At best it's a tv-movie you watch when there is nothing else to do. Joshua Jackson just not fits his character. He's supposed to be the cool tough guy afraid of nothing, but he has one of those dumb faces, it's just not credible for him to play a character like this one. He isn't a great actor either, pretty monotone to watch. The other leading character was played by Jaime King, another not very convincing and boring actress to watch. But not the whole cast was bad, there were some that did a good job at acting, just not the two leading characters. I think this movie is highly overrated on here, I won't watch it again, that's for sure.

I had no preconceived idea about this movie. I watched this movie and I was engaged from start to finish. I appreciated the smart dialogue and the fresh spin director David Semel put on what would normally be tired old stereotypes. I was so delighted with this film I logged on to IMDB to read more about it. I was surprised by the few unfair and harsh user comments, of course there are always a few that see the glass half empty, but for the most, the majority found this film as entertaining as I did.

Lone Star State Of Mind is a 2002 comedy about a young Texas mechanic who gets caught up in a mess trying to save a dimwitted relative from the mob.

Starring Joshua Jackson, Ryan Hurst, DJ Qualls, and Jaime King, Lone Star State of Mind is a very funny movie that doesn't skimp on the comedy keeping the laughter flowing through the whole film. It's filled with goofy characters in a nice Texas background that creates a fun environment for all the silly situations that the characters go through. The story isn't super clever, but it has a terrific cast behind it giving great performances that keep the story feeling fresh with some very humorous dialogue exchanges between characters that really fuels the entertainment.

I thought this was a fantastic comedy, and if you haven't seen it before, I would definitely recommend checking it out.

How do movies like this get made? Seriously, someone tell me. I think I know: when you take the average of the masses, it always equals absolute stupidity. So when bigwig producers decide on film projects, they're forced to select the sorriest excuses for "scripts" and bring them to pathetic life for all to enjoy. *gag* Then we package them and sell them to the confederacy of dunces. "Lone Star State Of Mind" is a waste of thousands of dollars and countless hours of time of all those involved. The resulting product is probably the biggest piece of cinematic waste since "The New Guy." It never ceases to amaze me how low people will go when greenlighting movie projects. Is it me or are they going lower and lower each year? There is no story here. It has no message, it has no purpose, it has no value or memorable characters or dialogue, no redeeming qualities. "But it's a comedy!" you say. Well there's certainly no laughs, either...for any educated person, that is. The laughs in this film are scant at best, mostly non existent, and downright inane. From a comedic standpoint, it misfires on just about every possible cylinder. The comedy in this movie is equivalent to the same "Three Stooges" episode on it's 1,000th loop. How many times can one laugh at DJ Qualls being slapped on the head? How many times can one laugh at the line "do you think he's gay?" How many times can one laugh at stereotypes? Plenty, if you're 10 years of age or of equal mindset. If this is supposed to be a "comedy," and fails this miserably, what are we left with? Mucus. Green mucus. And lots of it. I have an idea. Why doesn't everyone in America get a college degree so we can bring the average IQ up a few notches. That way, the movies we produce will (hopefully) improve. I pray David Semel will stay out of Texas and make his lame TV shows somewhere else. As for the writer: try harder. Shame on you for making this movie.

Some friends brought this over on Mother's Day with all the kids around. They said it was real funny. We didn't get through the first 15 minutes, it was so filthy. The guy and girl, unmarried, living together, almost continually making out. That was enough for me, but it got worse. It went right on to the obligatory gay. Enough.

Well, this is supposed to have 10 lines of information, or they won't accept it, but there really weren't 10 lines worth of comments to say about this movie, so I'll talk a bit. It sure would be nice if there were more family friendly movies around these days. This movie might have even been funny, but I couldn't watch it without my hand in front of my face. It would be great if IMDb put the movie rating on the movie entry. There, that ought to be long enough.

I've lived most of my life in Texas and Oklahoma and this movie is very authentic. I've watched it many times and appreciate the script and characters more each time. Many surprises and twists in this movie. All the characters are very unique and funny. The dialogue is very fresh and funny and the running gags are excellent. You'll see things in this movie that you've never seen before and they are FUNNY. The directing is very tight and fast-paced, yet sentimental, more movies should be directed like this. While it is over the top in some places that does not detract from the overall hilarity of the movie. I'm watching it now as I write this review and just heard another line of dialogue I hadn't noticed before, very funny.

This is a great movie for a family night as long as the children are not too young. My parents and brother watched it a few nights ago and kept talking about it and quoting it so I had to see what all the fuss was about. Now I am quoting it constantly. The memorable quotes section definatly needs to be listed as an option on this movie. I honestly do not know why it has not been more popular. DJ Qualls is hillariously stupid! Give it a chance, it is a comedy, don't take it so seriously. I thought it was very cute that instead of cursing they actually said things like "'A'-holes". Loved it!

i've come to the agreement that DJ Qualls has only been involved in enjoyable movies.. so far of his movies i've seen Road Trip, The New Guy, Comic Book Villans, Lone Star and Big Trouble, and every single one of them has entertained me like any movie should (especially Big Trouble!!).. but as much as i enjoy his work, he was only the second reason why i picked up this movie.. Jaime King was the first!! though i hate Slackers with an intense passion, i will still watch anything with her in it!! so when i saw this straight to DVD release (UK), i thought what they hey, it has King in it, along with Qualls, and other cast members i like, i'll pick it up even if i did expect a poor film, seeing how i had never heard of it before.. etc..

but suffice it to say it's just one of those little gems you gamble on, that ends up making the rental worth it!! like one of those movies that comes on TV, and you just sort of get hooked in.

Excellent casting, good direction, nice characters, and a fun and simple story that all makes for just one good movie!! it's as easy as that! i bet even people who hate Joshua Jackson will like him in this!!

if like me you watch a LOT of movies, from Disney to Slasher, and really know bad from good, and truly know how to percieve movies before seeing them, then trust me you'll enjoy this... pick it up at blockbuster, a good few bucks well spent for a couple of good laughs and a nice simple story that never gets boring!! considering how many mainstream movies i see which don't amount to much, except $10 and a bucket of popcorn, good old fashioned fun films like these i'd welcome any day!!

Jaimie King is just the icing on the sweet pudding!! rent with no hesitation!

i have to say different to most of the comments on this film that it is good. i like the humour used, and i laughed all the way though, even my little brother liked it. i think that is hilarious, and keeps the same style of comedy all the way through (unlike some comedies i know). i think that the funnest character in it was Junior, he was hilarious, and so dumb, i wanted him to win in he end. i do have to say that this is at 3 on my top ten list of comedies.

also i must add that i would have liked a better ending (but i won't mention as i don't want to give it away), but it was OK. if only it would have been more commercially advertised and more people would talk about it then it would have more comments on it, and everyone (par some) would love it.

I watched this in the early hours of the morning and it was hilarious. I wanted to see this movie because I really like Joshua Jackson and I had seen a trailer online that was amusing. From the very beginning, I was laughing uncontrollably. Everyone is the cast is funny, especially Ryan Hurst and DJ Squalls as Tinker and Junior. It's a small film that many people probably haven't heard about but I really enjoyed it. Definitely can be watched again and still be really funny.

I came across this movie when I looked up Ryan Hurst, who played Tinker. I waited and waited for it to come out. Finally it did. I rented it.

This is by far the funniest movie I've seen in years. I think what makes it so funny to me, is the fact that the characters are like a lot of people I know. Even my Dad liked this movie. He fell off the couch laughing a couple of times. I was extremly surprised at the accents of the characters in this movie. In most movies that take place in the south the accents are overflushed and stressed, but not in Lone Star. The accents are perfect. Junior is definatly the funniest character in the movie, following close behind him is Tinker, and then Jimbo, and then Earl, and then Wayne, Baby's Dad. Baby at times was a little sappy, but comedy stamped out the sap and Baby's sappiness was eliminated, if you know what I mean. It was a funny movie and I suggest you see it right away. Oh, and here's a piece of advice, don't eat while your watching this movie.