The Nest

IFC Films | Release Date: September 18, 2020

6.4	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 45 Ratings

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TVJerrySep 24, 2020

Jude Law plays a stock broker who moves his American family back to his English homeland. He rents an old mansion, builds stables for his wife’s horse hobby and sends the kids to new schools. All of this disruption, plus his faltering careerJude Law plays a stock broker who moves his American family back to his English homeland. He rents an old mansion, builds stables for his wife’s horse hobby and sends the kids to new schools. All of this disruption, plus his faltering career cause challenges to the family’s relationships. The spouse and both kids get moments that examine the evolution of their new situation and how it affects their connections with each other. Even so, it’s Law’s complex character that drives the drama and his creation of the man’s flaws and charms that makes for an absorbing character study. Interestingly, other than the teen’s music and the fact that the wife smokes in restaurants, there’s almost no evidence that this takes place in the 80s.… Expand

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KenRDec 21, 2021

There are moments of dramatic human insights within this labored work, otherwise, it comes across as overstretched pretensions of a failed family unit - falling apart from greed and superficial delusions. It’s somewhat reminiscent of IngmarThere are moments of dramatic human insights within this labored work, otherwise, it comes across as overstretched pretensions of a failed family unit - falling apart from greed and superficial delusions. It’s somewhat reminiscent of Ingmar Bergman or Eugene O’Neil but without the solid literary groundings of the latter. Direction is too often heavy handed and the trendy foul-mouthed dialog, along with a needlessly voyeuristic sex scene, limits its suitability to a wider audience. It also dangerously flirts with other genres, at times suggesting it's heading towards a Horror theme; this will also put some audiences off. Performances from Jude Law, Carrie Coon as the parents, with Oona Roche and Charlie Shotwell as their children, are delivered in hard-working and convincing form but mostly the characters are unlikable. Cinematography is pleasing in its own drab way and it has a pensive music score that props up its drama quite well. Perhaps if given a more even-handed approach, this might have had broader appeal. As is, can’t see too many ‘enjoying’ this one.… Expand

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Mauro_LanariMay 23, 2021

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"Scenes from a Marriage" but cowardly: set in Reagan's New York City and in Thatcher's London, it addresses Millennial families to tell them that they are experiencing the same single thought as TINA ("There Is No(Mauro Lanari)
"Scenes from a Marriage" but cowardly: set in Reagan's New York City and in Thatcher's London, it addresses Millennial families to tell them that they are experiencing the same single thought as TINA ("There Is No Alternative"). Therefore not so much a return of the repressed (the scene of the unearthed horse), as of the past: in any case too implicitly in order to avoid excessive destabilizations.… Expand

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kevingarywilkesJul 25, 2021

This film has fantastic cinematography, pitch-perfect acting, a perfect score, and a wonderful mood. It seemed to be inspired by Hitchcock, from the patient unraveling to the font choices. I also enjoyed the cultural commentary on BritishThis film has fantastic cinematography, pitch-perfect acting, a perfect score, and a wonderful mood. It seemed to be inspired by Hitchcock, from the patient unraveling to the font choices. I also enjoyed the cultural commentary on British manners and American gruffness that was perfectly portrayed in the marriage dynamics. That being said, that plot of this film never fully develops. After the O'Hara family moves to husband Rory's native UK and rents out a dismal mansion — the plot sputters to a question mark. The film is marketed as a "thriller," but these plot devices are never fully explored (suspicious deaths; intimations of the supernatural) — and ultimately, it leaves little as fodder for analysis. As a character study, it's interesting and nuanced, but it never hits the mark it could. Jude Law's character never faces his denouement, and thus a catharsis is lacking. I was very disappointed by this film, mostly because it had so much potential.… Expand

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