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Ewan McGregorScenario:
John RomanoCamera:
Martin RuheMuziek:
Alexandre DesplatActeurs:
Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter Riegert, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker, Valorie Curry, Hannah Nordberg, Mark Hildreth (meer)Streaming (1)
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Seymour 'Swede' Levov, in zijn high-school dagen atleet en nu succesvol zakenman, is getrouwd met voormalige beauty queen Dawn. Zijn leven komt op zijn kop te staan als hun dochter Merry wordt beschuldigd van een terroristische aanslag en vervolgens spoorloos verdwijnt. Swede zet alles op alles om haar te vinden en zijn gezin te herenigen. (Splendid Film)
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American Pastoral is a somewhat peculiar film that could have been very successful but remained somewhere halfway there. The whole time, I was incredibly annoyed by the behavior of the daughter Merry, played by Dakota Fanning. I guess that's why I couldn't really empathize with the story. My emotions got a bit shaken only at the very end. The clear message of the film for me remains that loving one's child unconditionally, no matter how dreadful their actions, does not pay off. It can take us to the very edge of the abyss from which there is no return. (65%)
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Ewan McGregor could have hardly picked a more difficult story to adapt. The ending will arouse emotions and maybe
move some people, but everything before that misses the mark, coming across as something empty and without any
meaningful message. McGregor is an emotional, likeable guy whose acting stills are not enough for such a complicated
character. Jennifer Connelly’s moods change so fast that they don’t seem to belong to a single character, and the
character of the troubled daughter just doesn’t work, period. American Pastoral is poorly directed and dramaturgically a
complete failure of a film.
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The journey to get this film made involved so many revisions and changes that Ewan McGregor decided to direct it himself—and you’d never guess he’s not a trained filmmaker. The period atmosphere is authentic, and the acting is solid, with a cast that’s definitely intriguing. However, the film presents itself as something more profound than it actually is. Most of it drags and feels pretty dull, with the story only becoming somewhat interesting in the last 25 minutes.
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I was looking forward to a movie about the destruction of the American Dream, but I can't help it, it just didn't work out, and you're left with a fairly empty narrative where the actors tried, but it still wasn't enough. An excellent trio of actors in the lead roles, yet you still feel like it's very dull. Here, the script and set design failed, being incredibly restrained and not wanting to show anything more.
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