Review of Manchester by the Sea (2016) by Evert B — 15 Mar 2017

With an interesting first and an increasingly redundant last half, it's an uneven experience, definitely brought down by the length and the screenwriting inadequacies but vindicated by the genuine emotion and intentions.

The reckless abandon with which Lonergan initially moves from subplot to subplot ends up substituted by filler shots and a stagnant, even repetitive storyline. Eventually the faithfully stoic mood seemed both a strength and a weakness, some tense moments the definite highlight.