Review of Foxcatcher (2014) by Benutty — 16 Nov 2014

The edgiest thing Miller accomplishes here is making a sports film that lacks heroism. This is a film that reaches its climax too late and when it finally arrives doesn't match the narrative that precedes it. Aside from a few impressive scenes from Ruffalo, Foxcatcher is the suffocating tale of two unlikeable men told through the solid, but one-note performances written for Carell and Tatum. If I'm asked to watch a film that doesn't want me to breathe, my only request is that I'm at least drowned in a sea consisting of more than one shade of blue.

I think there actually is a great story to tell among this set of characters, but Miller unfortunately chose the wrong one; the real god was in Redgrave raising her prized horses alongside her disappointing and troubled son.