The Mend

Name: The Mend
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: August 21, 2015
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 76

2015

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Cinelicious Pics | Release Date: August 21, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: NYC brothers, loose cannon Mat (Josh Lucas) and put-upon Alan (Stephen Plunkett) stagger dimly towards some understanding of love, women, masculinity and what it truly means to be a brother.

Director: John Magary

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 111 min

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Bilge Ebiri

Sep 7, 2015

One of the very best American independent films you’ll see this year, John Magary’s The Mend, takes what could have easily been a mundane tale of brotherly dysfunction and turns it into something abstract and electrifying. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Aug 19, 2015

It's a tough film to shake, a slice-of-life that slices, knifelike. It's a funny drama of brothers that first makes you hate its prickly leads but then, after steeping you in their bottomed-out day-to-day, might inspire you to hope for them. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Aug 20, 2015

Desplechin’s pictures can be as maddening as they are exhilarating, and the same is true of The Mend, which sometimes seems in danger of over dosing on its own stylistic flourishes. Nonetheless, it’s a hugely promising introduction to a director who’s just getting started. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Aug 20, 2015

Directing his first feature after some shorts, John Magary digs into his characters with fresh eyes and a sly sense of adventure. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Aug 21, 2015

When Magary’s dialogue gets a bit too theatrical and self-conscious in the final act, you notice just because of how strong it’s been for the previous 80 minutes. Read full review

Nick Prigge

Aug 19, 2015

The film is defined by its staunch refusal to clarify its characters' emotional issues, marooning them instead in the messes those emotions have wrought. Read full review

The Playlist Rodrigo Perez

Aug 19, 2015

Ill-defined, overlong and wandering with unlikable leads (even Alan is too feeble and useless to sympathize with), The Mend would be a disaster if it weren't for the fact that the lack of vision is marginally absorbing in a kind train wreck, “will this movie ever reveal what the hell it’s about?”-like manner. Read full review

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