Manchester by the Sea - Film Review - (may contain spoilers)
An every-man deals with issues - What's special about that!
I'll be honest, the trailer didn't inspire but the very high ratings made me curious, and I'm always willing to give a film a chance. The premise had great promise, the tragedy of loss, redemption and finding a purpose. Unfortunately the film just couldn't deliver IMO.
I didn't really care about the main character, although the situations he finds himself in made him empty of emotions, it was like watching an every-man struggling to deal with issues, the kind of issues that many people might face at points in their lives. I didn't really care about any of the other characters either, they seemed mundane and selfish, with dull dialogue. They all irritated me for NOT getting on with their lives.
This looked like an average low budget made for TV drama, and that's being generous. You could count the significant moments on one hand, but these seemed to drag on for an uncomfortable 138 minutes. The film could have easily covered the material over 90 minutes and might have been better with this kind of significant editing.
When it very abruptly ended, I thought "Was that it? - So what!"
It's over-hyped and over-long.
I didn't really care about the main character, although the situations he finds himself in made him empty of emotions, it was like watching an every-man struggling to deal with issues, the kind of issues that many people might face at points in their lives. I didn't really care about any of the other characters either, they seemed mundane and selfish, with dull dialogue. They all irritated me for NOT getting on with their lives.
This looked like an average low budget made for TV drama, and that's being generous. You could count the significant moments on one hand, but these seemed to drag on for an uncomfortable 138 minutes. The film could have easily covered the material over 90 minutes and might have been better with this kind of significant editing.
When it very abruptly ended, I thought "Was that it? - So what!"
It's over-hyped and over-long.
4/10.
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