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Movie Review: Canvas
Summary: 3 Stars
I think this is a movie that needed to be made. The subject matter is one that does not get the attention that it should. The problem with the movie was that it was SO SLOW - it took a long time to get "into" it. I would encourage anyone that has a loved one with a mental illness to watch this as it does portray accurately the family dynamics in this kind of situation. The cast was superb!Movie Review: Review of Movie "Canvas"
Summary: 3 Stars
Very descriptive picture of mental illness and marriage. Many sad truths for families who face paranoid schizophrenia in their family dynamics. This movie had some hopeful solutions for the young family, without glossing over reality. I thought it was a good movie, although sad.Movie Review: Script knocks this DVD down to the canvas
Summary: 2 Stars
While the acting in "Canvas" is first rate, the story suffers from a weak script. The first rule of drama is that the protagonist (the son in this case) must strive to change his circumstances and, in so doing, encounter and overcome ever increasing obstacles. The writer-director tosses out this rule and allows all difficulties to be overcome by almost magical coincidences without any effort or intent by the boy or even his father. It is a modern example of "deus ex machina" or "machine of the gods" plot resolution, that kills any possible empathy for the characters and any interest in the outcome.
Marcia Gay Harden, whose performance in "Mystic River" is one of the most gut-wrenchingly moving I've ever seen on screen, is under-utilized and limited by the script which paints her as a two-dimensional (at best) victim of scizophrenia. Again, the actors do the best with what they were given; the problem is they just weren't given enough.
For a far more powerful and watchable film on the effects of mental illness on a family, I'd recommend "Blue Sky." Jessica Lang and Tommy Lee Jones give standout performances and are supported by an excellent script.
Movie Review: Save Your Money and Your Time
Summary: 1 Stars
The only thing in the movie that was good was the young boy in the movie has acting talent. The story was horrible, unreal, unreasonable, and just plan not believable. The sad thing is the nature of the mother's illness and its "realistic" impact on a family could have been a good dramatic story. This story was just so unreal.