I saw this film with a great sense of anticipation based on a particular professional review and some here in IMDb. My own reaction afterward is that I found it quite moving, but failing to offer any real message or insight. It is just a nice fairy tale in my humble opinion. I agree that Amy Adams' performance is superb, carries the entire movie, and ought to place her in contention for an Academy Award. The other principal actors are stick figures due to screenplay, rather than their otherwise demonstrated superb acting chops. I think their skills were wasted here. I do not believe this film is one for the ages like the groundbreaking "Close Encounters . . .", with which it is naturally compared. It is temporary diversion -- interesting and beautifully made, but ultimately forgettable.
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Rectify
(2013–2016)
Unbearably Slow Pace
30 July 2015
I realize that this review runs counter to most here, but I just don't agree with them. I read general information about the show on IMDb, plus lots of reviews, so was adequately prepared to enjoy a new series with a slower, "thinker's" pace and well-developed and acted characters working with great writing and direction. I didn't catch the name of the episode I watched, but first broadcast was 7/30/2015. It did seem agonizingly slow-paced throughout all right, but my take was that the other attributes were missing so that quality wasn't "rectified". In particular, I had looked forward to acting nuances that weren't present. It was just slow and dismal and depressing. Yuck. Needless to say, I don't plan to watch it again.
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