Review of Juliet, Naked (2018) by Bhbarry — 25 Aug 2018

“Juliet, Naked” stars Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne and Chris Dowd in a film directed by Jesse Perez and written by his sister, Evgenia, Tamara Jenkins and Jim Taylor. With 3 co-writers you would expect that the end product would be more than a simple film with a simple plot but, unfortunately, it is not.

I was never too great a fan of Ms. Byrne, but she shows a side of her ability in the role she plays that makes her endearing and enjoyable to watch. Mr. Dowd and Mr. Hawke also add to the film but all of them cannot overcome the basic shallowness of the script and lack of the depth of the characters they portray.

I give the film only a 6 notwithstanding the fine efforts of the actors in it.