Review of The Fabelmans (2022) by Nnogohko — 06 Jan 2023
The Fabelmans is one of my favorite movies of the year even though I don't think it is one of Steven Spielberg's best work. Spielberg obviously made this movie with care since it is about his childhood and that care I think really shows in the final product.
The performances are really strong especially Gabriel LaBelle and Paul Dano. The Mitzi dance scene is one of my favorite scenes this year. I think the coming age of story is pretty standard but I think there is always interesting going on with the characters so I didn't mind.
I just wish it dove a little deeper to the darker side of his complex relationships with his parents since it gets kind of abandoned in the latter half of the movie. John William's final score for Spielberg is emotional and really wonderful.
Overall, I really like the movie but I wish I could have seen the more darker sides to the certain events that happen in the film since almost everything is conveyed so optimistically.
This review of The Fabelmans (2022) was written by Nnogohko on 06 Jan 2023.
The Fabelmans has generally received very positive reviews.
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