Rotten
While it's well acted and has strong moments on a scene-by-scene basis, the film lacks an emotional center, keeping the impact cool and diffuse where it should be affecting.
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
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Louder Than Bombs
Overview
Three years after his wife, acclaimed photographer Isabelle Reed, dies in a car crash, Gene keeps everyday life going with his shy teenage son, Conrad. A planned exhibition of Isabelle’s photographs prompts Gene's elder son, Jonah, to return to the house he grew up in — and for the first time in a very long time, the father and the two brothers are living under the same roof.
Director and cast
- Joachim Trier Director
- Gabriel Byrne as Gene Reed
- Isabelle Huppert as Isabelle Reed
- Jesse Eisenberg as Jonah Reed
- Devin Druid as Conrad Reed
- Amy Ryan as Hannah Brennan
- Ruby Jerins as Melanie
- Megan Ketch as Amy Reed
- David Strathairn as Richard Weissman
- Rachel Brosnahan as Erin
- Russell Posner as Kenneth
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Fresh
There isn't a single scene that falls flat or feels false.
Sasha Stone, TheWrap
Rotten
The emotional conclusions here can be a little pat, and catharsis too easily come by. It's more cautiously sound-proofed than its title implies.
Guy Lodge, Time Out
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