Blackbird

The film is about understanding the death of a loved one

Movies Drama
98 min     6.806     2019     United Kingdom

Overview

Blackbird is an American drama film directed by Roger Michell. It is a remake of the Danish film Silent Heart.

The film begins with family members and their loved ones gathering in a large parental home. Jennifer's pedantic eldest daughter (Kate Winslet) is the first who arrived, accompanied by her all-knowing nerdy husband (Rainn Wilson) and her teenage son. Then family friend Elizabeth (Lindsay Duncan) came, who once shared her hippie youth with the house owners. And the last to arrive is the youngest daughter Anna (Mia Wasikowska), who brings her girlfriend for support. Everyone seems to be attending a typical family weekend, but in fact, everyone has come to say goodbye to Lily (Susan Sarandon). She decided to pass away.

It can hardly be said that the entire cast is doing brilliantly, or at least with their emotions encourages imbued with the story (although Susan Sarandon is always good). Kate Winslet has a rather boring character, while Mia Wasikowska gets an extremely hackneyed and sometimes indistinct rebel image. In the film, closer to the culmination, there is no sympathy for the actors. In the end, there is an understanding of the death of a loved one, with whom you need to say goodbye ahead of time. Accept the patient's choice or persuade her to stay, dooming to physical suffering.

Reviews

SWITCH. wrote:
'Blackbird' only flies high thanks to its incredibly strong cast, and although the narrative misses dramatic beats, the film still packs an emotional punch while adding to the conversation about legalised euthanasia. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-blackbird-star-studded-cast-saves-generic-film
Peter McGinn wrote:
It looks like this movie got panned by a lot of reviewers for taking a familiar plot (dying character wants to gather family together before suicide) and does nothing miraculous or stunning with it. I enjoyed the movie. Susan Sarandon and Sam O’Neill rarely disappoint, and the ensemble supporting cast did a credible job. There is a lot of humor, some of it dark humor by the dying character, and a strong script overall, in my opinion. Even the supporting characters are well-developed - no two-dimensional stereotypes that I could identify. I guess my standard is a bit lower than some of the elite reviewers I read on another website. I want to be entertained and not have my intelligence insulted. Check and check. As a side note, I watched this movie just after seeing The Goldfinch. Maybe I should have re-watched Bird Man and completed the avian trifecta?

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