Friday, December 16, 2016

Manchester by the Sea



I have been waiting for this movie for a while. It has been getting totally great reviews and accolades.
"Manchester by the Sea" is beautifully acted,, directed, and photographed. But let's hold up a minute'
I go to the movies for a good story. This movie is like real life. It opens and you meet this family, you watch them for two hours and go home.  Yes, there is drama. No, nothing is resolved.


The movie deals with the death of a brother, who leaves his 16 year old son to the care of his black sheep brother. You find out later that he has death demons of his own which hit me close to home dealing with the deaths of daughters.

It occurred to me half way through the movie, that if the main character had Jesus in his life there would be no drama or despair. Bummer.

As for movie making expertise it would be ****star (Casey Affleck will be up for an oscar). But for me it is *** star. Good movie but bad or no ending.  2106 Movie #42

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