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A radically ordinary story.
2016 · 1h 48m · R
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Ewan McGregor
Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
Top critics, in their words
I haven't read the book, but I'm guessing Roth brought more nuance and authority to its story of a New Jersey family in the 1960s and '70s than McGregor and screenwriter John Romano have with this cultural cartoon.
It might have fared better as a TV mini-series, where novelistic plot strands can be unpacked at length. McGregor is simply wrong for his role: He's too young, too modern, too smart.
The actors emote deeply and energetically, but there's a disquieting sheen of artifice.
It's a remarkably committed effort that takes a few seriously misguided turns along the way, even as its actors lunge at psychological depth with every scene.
There was reason to expect more from American Pastoral, and just as much reason to figure it was doomed from the start.
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