Review of Being Frank (2019) by Zaki Hasan for San Francisco Chronicle — 18 Jun 2019
Lakin’s screenplay veers so wildly between sitcom antics, pitch black comedy and heartwarming family drama that it leaves you feeling whiplashed. The film never quite merges its divergent tones, leaving Being Frank a frustrating mix of promising elements and appealing performances shackled to an unwieldy central premise that dispenses with joy the way a black hole dispenses with light.
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This review of Being Frank (2019) was written by Zaki Hasan and published by San Francisco Chronicle on 18 Jun 2019.
Being Frank has generally received positive reviews.
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