Review of American Pastoral (2016) by Jared Mobarak for The Film Stage — 10 Sep 2016
Many will place blame on Ewan McGregor simply because he may have been ill-prepared to handle such a dense work as his directorial debut. Fault should lie with him as captain, but besides an artificial, mannered feel throughout, my main issue concerns John Romano’s script being so intent on solving the central mystery of Mary’s (Dakota Fanning in adulthood) vanishing.
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This review of American Pastoral (2016) was written by Jared Mobarak and published by The Film Stage on 10 Sep 2016.
American Pastoral has generally received mixed reviews.
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