Review of American Pastoral (2016) by Andrew Barker for Variety — 12 Sep 2016
Groping for grand tragedy and finding only actorly melodrama, shooting for political contrarianism but landing instead on reactionary conventionalism, American Pastoral is as flat and strangled as its source is furious and expansive.
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This review of American Pastoral (2016) was written by Andrew Barker and published by Variety on 12 Sep 2016.
American Pastoral has generally received mixed reviews.
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