Kristen Wiig, Guy Pearce, Nick Nolte and Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) star in this smart, funny, and moving family drama based on a short story by revered Canadian author Alice Munro.
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Adequate adaptation of the Alice Munro story but was probably more satisfying as a story than a film. The film forsakes characters for stock types and fails to get under the skin of anyone including Whig's lead. Performers try but there just isn't enough meat on the script to go anywhere. It has its moments but those with lighter attention spans should look elsewhere.
A faithful love for Alice Munro brought me here, mediocre filmmaking quickly made me race towards the end credits. Sadly, not even the amazing cast was able to save it.