Review of Manchester by the Sea (2016) by Norm D — 14 Apr 2017
- Are you having a great day? The skies are blue? You're thinking "I'm just doing too good & need to come down ..." Or maybe you're in the manic phase of bipolarity. Pop this into your Bluray & you'll be down in a half-hour. Another dull, dark (badly lighted) Damon downer - an actor's buds as producers vanity project with his Kimmel bro' Mr. Emily Blunt, J. Krasinski. Writer K. Lonergan? A guy with whom to avoid lunch.
See those Reviews saying "slow," "depressing," etc? Dead-on as much of the first half dialogue deals with a guy in a morgue freezer. Speaking of which, the slo'-moving un'movie easily is a half-hour too long. Ferris Bueller makes a distracting cameo to make things worse. Funny. Not. - The sound pick-up is so muffled in places it's necessary to switch-on the subtitles.
- There is one scene with Michelle toward the end where she delivers a worthy truly heartrending performance, but it's not worth the long wait & misapplied back-&-forth cutting to get there. And whose baby is that in the carriage? Theirs from a suggestive earlier poking? Your guess ... You'll also get your MDR of the F word, too. What an all-purpose adjective.
The critics must be a mopey group.
This review of Manchester by the Sea (2016) was written by Norm D on 14 Apr 2017.
Manchester by the Sea has generally received very positive reviews.
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