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Bleecker Street | Release Date: October 8, 2021

7.7	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 49 Ratings

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TVJerryMar 31, 2022

Two sets of parents (Reed Birney & Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs & Martha Plimpton) meet to address the horrible tragedy that brought them together. The majority of this film features that quartet sitting around a table talking, albeit about a heavyTwo sets of parents (Reed Birney & Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs & Martha Plimpton) meet to address the horrible tragedy that brought them together. The majority of this film features that quartet sitting around a table talking, albeit about a heavy subject. They certainly delve into the drama, delivering intense performances. First time director Fran Kranz has kept the camerawork simple, with the focus on the actors. There's an undeniable intelligence and sensitivity to the exchanges, which voice several sides of the issue. The intense atmosphere starts with their meeting and never subsides. Even though the words do, the production never builds to a dramatic release. Certainly, this deals with serious issues, but the lack of dynamics in the pace and the objective direction make this more a discussion of the affects on the parents and an opportunity for actors to go deep.… Expand

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everettMar 2, 2022

While I admire this attempt to portray the damage done by mass gun violence, particularly in schools, I don't see how this adds to the conversation. The parents' grief is of course heartbreaking, and the actors deliver. But there's nothingWhile I admire this attempt to portray the damage done by mass gun violence, particularly in schools, I don't see how this adds to the conversation. The parents' grief is of course heartbreaking, and the actors deliver. But there's nothing unexpected in the writing, no real insight regarding accountability for parenting gone horribly wrong OR the proliferation of guns. We don't need to "move on" from what's wrong with a culture where this happens, or even from the way it wrecks people's lives; we need to ask deeper questions than this writing asks, and figure out WHY it keeps happening. In that sense, words like "forgiveness" lose their meaning. I came away wondering what the word means here, beyond the usual religious usage, and it troubled me. It came off like a glossing over, far too neat, far too discouraging of a much-needed, insightful and deeper probe.… Expand

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