title : Top Movies - Manchester by the Sea Movie Review (Spoiler Free) - Movie Reviews Sites
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article2017 Reviews, articleFilm Favourites,Good characters, real problems and solid affections. This January picture is more than I had expected and deserves all Oscar nominations.
Genre: Drama
Directors: Kenneth Lonergan
Cast: Casey Affleck, Lucas Hedges, Kyle Chandler, C.J. Wilson, Ben O’Brien, Michelle Williams, Gretchen Mol, Tom Kemp, Tate Donovan, Anna Baryshnikov, Kara Hayward & Matthew Broderick.
Run Time: 137 min.
US Release: 16 December 2016
UK Release: 13 January 2017
German Release: 19 January 2017
While Manchester by the Sea was released mid-December in the US, it didn’t make it to theatres in Europe until January of this year. I am usually not the biggest fan of hardcore dramas, simply because the genre is not that appealing to me but if they are well made I will be invested from start to finish, opening up to the movie, and boy was Manchester by the Sea a tour de force! By the end of the film I was so emotionally taken, I simply wanted to see more. January this year was a huge surprise for me, with fantastic movies coming out left and right and Manchester by the Seas was definitely one of the best!
While Manchester by the Sea was released mid-December in the US, it didn’t make it to theatres in Europe until January of this year. I am usually not the biggest fan of hardcore dramas, simply because the genre is not that appealing to me but if they are well made I will be invested from start to finish, opening up to the movie, and boy was Manchester by the Sea a tour de force! By the end of the film I was so emotionally taken, I simply wanted to see more. January this year was a huge surprise for me, with fantastic movies coming out left and right and Manchester by the Seas was definitely one of the best!
I don’t want to give away anything, so I will keep the plot synopsis as short as possible. The film focuses on Lee Chandler (Affleck), a handyman and janitor for several housing estates in Boston. His life gets interrupted by the sudden death of his brother (Chandler), forcing him to return to his hometown of Manchester. When he is told that his brother's will names him guardian of his son Patrick (Hedges), it opens up a tragic past that Chandler can’t outrun.
Director Kenneth Lonergan also wrote the story, which was handled really unconventional but smart. The narrative keeps jumping from present to past every now and then, to flesh out the main character little by little but it is done in such a subtle way, that the audience doesn’t notice it happening the first couple of times unless they paying exact attention. I was constantly floored by all the little details and subtleties that are in into the story; one really needs to watch this movie more than once to see them all. Kenneth also understands how to build natural tension, until it explodes in an emotional tidal wave. I was simply blown away by its passionate strength.
This movie feels so real, it was as if I was sitting in front of a window and watching the lives of other people, and part of that was due to the outstanding dialogues. Contrary to the typical conversation in films, where everybody talks after another without conversations crossing over or being interrupted, Manchester by the Sea makes use of natural dialogue between persons. Lee Chandler is constantly interrupting someone or cutting right into the middle of a conversation. This makes it at times difficult to understand what he or somebody else said, but it sounds genuine.
The only issue I have with this drama was how it ends. When the credits rolled I thought “that is it?” because it felt so sudden, so unfinished that it simply discomforted me. I understand, though, why it was concluded that way. It would have been a complete betrayal to the rest of the picture if Lonergan had given it a solid ending.
The performances by the cast are great! Surprisingly none of them, except Affleck & Hedges, are that often in the movie, yet they all leave an impactful mark and some of the renditions have such an emotional blow, that they left me close to tears. This is Casey Affleck’s best rendition in his career so far -contrary to popular opinion I don’t consider him a bad actor at all. The turbulence and pain that Lee Chandler is living with can only be felt when reading between the lines; he is very silent, quirky and barely shows any feelings. It is difficult for the audience to connect with him at first, that is until one of the flashbacks explains the trauma he went through, which turned him into that quite, reclusive person.
Lucas Hedges really astonished me with his performance as Patrick Chandler, a confused teenager who suddenly finds himself in life without a parent and an emotionless uncle as his guardian. Michelle Williams plays one of the side characters, but she is vital at explaining the past and present of Lee Chandler. Williams was fantastic and moved me close to tears!
Director of photography Jody Lee Lipes did a wonderful work, really selling feeling of an icy winter by using a cold but vibrant colour palette that includes a lot of white. The wide shots on the boat and panoramic takes reflect the small town life perfectly, adding to the sense of realism and complement the written narration to near perfection. The soundtrack is very subtle, at time sombre but never overwhelming and includes a lot of choir singing and simple orchestral sounds.
What did you think of Casey Affleck’s performance and Kenneth Lonergan's narrative style? Thank you for reading my review. Look out for my next one tomorrow!
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