A lot of things hit close to home for me: thematically, culturally, behavior of characters, interactions between the characters, the Condescension!! by the urban characters. The film doesn't portray my experience but I recognize a lot of the emotional beats in the film, that Howard gets right. But there are more moments than not that are just laughably bad and cringeworthy.
Glenn Close is really good, and my girl, Amy Adams is all over the place with quality highs and lows. The trinity of the score, cinematography, and film editing are quite strong. The problem with this film lies entirely with the writing and directing from Howard. I would attribute most all the failures to him.
It was a smart choice to not focus on his politics, rather on the characters in a situation such as this. Do they investigate this situation to the fullest extent? Probably not. Focusing on the human element allows, at least, some things get through.
Glenn Close is really good, and my girl, Amy Adams is all over the place with quality highs and lows. The trinity of the score, cinematography, and film editing are quite strong. The problem with this film lies entirely with the writing and directing from Howard. I would attribute most all the failures to him.
It was a smart choice to not focus on his politics, rather on the characters in a situation such as this. Do they investigate this situation to the fullest extent? Probably not. Focusing on the human element allows, at least, some things get through.