Release: Chris, Travis & Juliet

Chris, Travis & Juliet
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Alex Conn
Writer: Alex Conn
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Will Poulter, Allison Williams, RJ Cyler, Kristin Davis, Alex Conn (cameo)






Budget: $12,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $16,509,120
Foreign Box Office: $3,490,472
Total Profit: $1,783,182

Reaction: While the film barely broke even, it is still a welcome sight after Alex Conn's previous two directorial efforts failed to make any money for the studio.

"Chris, Travis & Juliet feels like a film in search of an identity. It starts out as the story of a young man who finds a mentor, but soon becomes a story of a rivalry between the two and their indie film projects that are all of a sudden made - without us ever seeing either really work on them - all of which suddenly and inexplicably turns deadly. Some scenes work in a vacuum, but they don't always add up to anything sensible despite the strong villainous work from Emile Hirsch - who seems like he's having a blast chewing up scenery left and right in this one. In this film, 2+3=11. But hey, at least it's not Columbine..." - Charles Yost, Oregonian

“Although not his usual teen movie, a lot of Alex Conn’s trademarks follow him here. Sex, Drugs and even talking about suicide. The film felt rushed and the screenplay is subpar. Emile Hirsch’s performance is ok but nothing special. The ending (minus the epilogue type scene) was a tiny redeeming quality as it came to a thrilling end. I would love to see Conn branch off into other genre’s and try to get away from his defining characteristics.” Bridget Alexander, Empire Magazine

"Emile Hirsch is creepy and charismatic in his performance, and really the only cast member given anything interesting to do - even if things go too far over the top by the end. As for the story itself, the first half or so is pretty interesting with Poulter falling for Hirsch's charisma, but it seems there was about as much effort put into the second half of the film as there was on the film's title - evidently not much. Writer/Director Conn feels like he's on the right track here, but he needs to finish a story without forcing the ending." - Tim Durand, San Francisco Chronicle

Rated R for strong language throughout, some graphic violent content and sexuality/nudity.