Steven Baigelman wrote and directed this uncertain comedy-drama concerning estranged brothers (Keanu Reeves and Vincent D'Onofrio) battling over embezzled cash as well as the affections of a pretty blonde (Cameron Diaz). The gritty ambiance inherent in Walt Lloyd's incredibly vivid cinematography is the most memorable aspect of the picture; capturing a blue-collar realism with such clarity, however, tends to emphasize the unreality of these dunderhead characters, and the movie's look and its story fail to cohere. Baigelman does get things off to a promising start, and he has an attentive eye for what to capture, but these petty people merit little interest. Danny DeVito was one of the many producers (all, presumably, with their own idea of how to film Baigelman's unremarkable script). *1/2 from ****

I first saw Feeling MInnesota on a Saturday morning. And if it didn't have Keanu Reeves and Cameron Diaz, I wouldn't have watched the whole thing.Reeves plays Jjaks, a man who lives his life on the road, because his mother threw him out when he was only 8. Jjaks has an older brother, Sam who works at a nightclub. The owner of the nightclub found that someone stole his money. He figure that it was Freddie, an ordinary woman played by Cameron Diaz. The nightclub owner is making Freddie pay off the money by marrying Sam. At the wedding, Freddie meets Jjaks and falls in love with him. They run off together and things turn into a disaster.If you enjoy movies with 2 men fighting over the same woman, then I would recommend Feeling Minnesota to you.

This is a great little dark/Comedy/Romance film, that's quite entertaining and funny, with a good story and excellent performances!. All the characters are great, and it has some very good dramatic moments as well ( a lot of them actually), plus Keanu Reeves and Cameron Diaz are simply amazing in this!. OK yes the finale was a bit predictable, however that didn't ruin it for me at all, and I thought Reeves and Diaz had excellent chemistry together, plus it has a few very good plot twists as well, even if I did see one of them coming and that was the big one!. It's pretty well made and written, and I thought Vincent D'Onofrio was brilliant in his role, as the brother of Jjaks, plus I really liked the ending as well. The opening was pretty cool, as it showed the two Jackson brothers growing up as kids, and I was lucky enough to buy this for 1$ at a VHS Blowout sale at my video store, plus Delroy Lindo is quite intense in his role. This is a very underrated film in my opinion, as it should be a lot higher then 5.2, plus it's also very clever at times too. This is a great little dark/Comedy romance film, that's quite entertaining and funny, with a good story and excellent performances, I highly recommend this one!. The Direction is great!. Steven Baigelman does a great! Job here with good camera work, solid angles and keeping the film at a fast pace. The Acting is really excellent!. Keanu Reeves is amazing as always and is amazing here, he is extremely likable, had excellent chemistry with Diaz, had some powerful scenes with D'Onofrio, had plenty of charisma as always, and I consider this to be one of his best performances! (Reeves Rules!!!!!!!!). Cameron Diaz is incredibly gorgeous and is amazing here, she is very likable, had an unpredictable character, was vulnerable, had excellent chemistry with Reeves, and I felt sorry for her in a lot of scenes(Diaz Rules!!!!!!!). Vincent D'Onofrio is brilliant here as the brother of Reeves, he really was a sorry excuse for a human being, but he played it so brilliantly that I couldn't help but like him, he is one of the main reasons I enjoyed this film so much. Delroy Lindo is intense here as usual, he had a small but very effective role here, I love this guy!. Dan Aykroyd is great here as the dirty cop, I really liked him. Courtney Love has a worthless role as a waitress she was OK I guess. Tuesday Weld is OK as the Mother but was wasted. Rest of the cast are fine. Overall I highly recommend this one!. ***1/2 out of 5

Props to whoever titled the film, they took it from a great Soundgarden track called 'Outshined'..So anyway, I felt obliged to write a few words, seeing as 'Feeling Minnesotta' has been unjustly slated on here, so far.It is a pretty simple plot. Black sheep of the family returns to his hometown to attend his bro's wedding, the soon-to-be-wife immediately takes to the black sheep and lays him in a nearby bathroom, on the wedding day - how irreverent! They then proceed to get the hell out of no-wheres-ville, which strings a interesting and chaotic chain of events together.There's some neat twists, a few edge-of-your-seat moments, nice story, good and funny (in a black comedy style) script, but what impressed me the most was that, this has to be Keanu Reeve's only convincing role in his lucky-as-hell career.The whole cast performed way beyond my expectations, maybe this is the result of such a low budget and thus, without special effects and fancy dress, the likes of Cameron Diaz, Vincent D'Onofrio, Tuesday Weld, Dan Aykroyd and Delroy Lindo are truly forced to 'act'! ~Paul Browne