Review of This Must Be the Place (2011) by Ws W — 10 Feb 2016
A deeply frustrating film. Sean Penn plays an aging rock star who travels across America to find the man who persecuted his father in Auschwitz. The story doesn't add up (why is he living in Ireland, married to a fire fighter?), and his quest is constantly diverted by a string of quirky, local characters whom he befriends.
It's well worn trope of the road movie, but Penn's unbearably slow, soft and deadpan manner of speech makes the experience more annoying than heartwarming.
This review of This Must Be the Place (2011) was written by Ws W on 10 Feb 2016.
This Must Be the Place has generally received positive reviews.
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