Review of The Mend (2014) by Lee M — 27 Dec 2015
Audacious and original filmmaking. Everything worked, besides the iris shots. Great performance by Josh Lucas, even with the hair plugs, but even better by Austin Pendleton. This movie is the real deal.
Unlike most indies these days, this one is made from the inside out. It is not Little Miss Sunshine, with a distant eye on "crazy" families. This filmmaker, John Magary, is as crazy as the brothers he is making the movie about.
Which is a relief. There is no judgement of the characters. There is no condescension of the characters. And the film has more energy in it than all of the Marvel blockbuster movies of this year put together.
This review of The Mend (2014) was written by Lee M on 27 Dec 2015.
The Mend has generally received mixed reviews.
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