Movie #2106 "Pieces of a Woman" (netflix) The first 20 minutes are especially strong in this film --- the rest of the film kind of wallows, at times reels, from the raw opening. The beginning tragedy (unimaginable, but very real) not only punishes everyone in the film, but the viewer as well because THIS MOVIE IS A TOUGH MOVIE TO WATCH! We've seen this story before, but usually after the first 20 minutes --- and the feeling when you are done watching it is that you never want to see it again . But after all that is said, it IS a subject that people deal with and it DESERVES TREATMENT. But that doesn't mean everyone needs to see this film. After going through the whole film, I must say I found the ending satisfying, but that doesn't make the journey easier at all. The acting was raw, too. Shia Leboef as you have never seen him, actually works really hard in the film. Ellen Burstyn does her part of supporting, but I'd be surprised if she wins awards for it because it is hard to watch anything but the married couple. The woman is asked to do a lot of acting without words, and I wasn't fully convinced of her portrayal --- she left me wondering what was on her mind a lot of the time, but that could be problems with the script or pacing or directing...... maybe it was me, and I expected more from her. I don't know. But it wasn't like a drop dead acting job like I saw with Shira Haas in "Unorthodox" this year. So I don't know what more to say about this film --- it's sad, they convey that, you don't want it to happen to anyone, but you know it will, and when/if it happens, you still won't know what to say, so I'm not sure why you need to see the film if grief and how it can break up a family is the only subject that is covered. 3.5 out of 5.
"PIECES OF A WOMAN" 2 HRS 6 mins., R 2020
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