Review of The Seagull (2018) by The3Academysins — 26 Aug 2018

The Seagull was a hugely disappointing film for me. While it clearly has good production values, the treatment of Chekhov is just boring. I have seen absolutely thrilling, gut-wrenching, and hilarious productions of The Seagull on stage, and this movie just feels really bland and rushed.

A lot of the acting is just subpar with not a whole lot of effort put behind the performances. If you can go see a good production of The Seagull onstage in New York City or Chicago or Stratford or London or Moscow or at a good regional equity theater, go see that instead.