Yes, I did say joy because this film is not one of
those heavy emotional films that drain the life out of viewers.
Not exact matches
Unfortunately, the
film's final act (all the way up through the end credits) nosedives into the maudlin and saccharine instead of trusting its story to do the
emotional heavy lifting, which is disappointing because the rest of the
film handles this topic with such tact and level - headedness.
Based on the Jonathan Safran Foer novel, this
film holds its
heavy emotional weight in check right up to a rather overwrought conclusion.
The way that Jenkins manages to balance the
heavy emotional moments with lighthearted laughs is what makes this
film such an incredible experience.
It's a moment of
heavy emotional fallout, that resonates throughout the
film like Buddhist singing bowls, casting a shadow over the remainder of A Quiet Place «s meditation on the challenges of parenting in troubling times.
Both
films look like
emotional,
heavy, topical, and interesting true - crime
films.
Whimsical and poignant by turns, the
film never goes gooey at its
emotional center or bogs down in
heavy dramatic weather.