In Mystic River (also based on a Lehane novel),
the disparate narrative threads were made to align thanks to the inclusion of a purely irrational character, a psycho ex machina; in Gone Baby Gone, a conspiracy of untrammeled unlikelihood fulfills the same purpose.
The film, whose
disparate narrative threads unsurprisingly never connect, drowns in weirdness for its own sake.
Not exact matches
Within the two hours of hands - on time I had, this overarching
narrative was only hinted at here and there, but it's clear that something is going to bring all of the
disparate threads together.