This could have been a very good psychological drama if not for several things, the most important of them being the lead actor- Casey Affleck. He delivers a one-note performance, wearing the same expression on his face throughout the film. His character is terribly boring, as well. The film should have been focused on Michelle Williams's character (in a great, if brief, performance) as she can actually act and her character has a personality.
The other reasons mostly concern director Kenneth Lonergan. As usual with him, the drama feels oddly inauthentic, the cinematography is uninteresting and there is misplaced and clunky use of classical music.
But usually, he can get the best out of actors. He can't with Affleck, but, in my opinion, that would be like getting blood out from a stone.
The other reasons mostly concern director Kenneth Lonergan. As usual with him, the drama feels oddly inauthentic, the cinematography is uninteresting and there is misplaced and clunky use of classical music.
But usually, he can get the best out of actors. He can't with Affleck, but, in my opinion, that would be like getting blood out from a stone.