Review of Motherless Brooklyn (2019) by Deanomite — 16 Jan 2020

I really like the idea of a protagonist with Tourettes, it requires everyone to see past his faults or have no relationship. The photography by Dick Pope was very nice, his biggest success being Happy Go Lucky.

Ed Norton has apparently tried for 20 years to get this made, an update on Chinatown of sorts. Bruce Willis is always good but far underused, Alec Baldwin same story-he is much better without anxiety.

I think all these characters could have been elevated by coping with his Tourettes instead of ignoring it, maybe restraining themselves from mocking or defending him more. I am guessing the success of Birdman made this possible.

I agree it is a vanity project, as such maybe the Ed Norton Character should have been less central.