Just got around to watching this today as I forgot it even came out. Clearly, it isn’t as buzzy as it seemed like it might be early on but then again it is a Ron Howard film. He’s had one high (Rush) and several mediocre/terrible lows over the last decade. We really should have known better thinking it could be a big player this season. It’s a pretty bog-standard melodrama weighed down by cliche and shallow characterization. The flashbacks do very little to justify why we should care so much about the ‘current’ day events. Close and Adams are okay but they’ve both done much better work many times in their careers. I think Close is still in the running for a nomination but not for a win. Which would just be sad at this point, with 8 nominations and no wins? Ouch.
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