Pieces of a Woman

I feel like I can’t review “Pieces of a Woman” without first addressing the elephant in the room: the horrific and violent abuse claims against lead actor Shia LaBeouf. They’re so bad that Netflix has taken the man’s name off most ads for the film and, especially considering the subject matter, it seems appropriate. LaBeouf gives an absolutely heartbreaking performance, but the allegations surroun...

I totally get why this film has so many award nominations. The film deals with a difficult, very real, subject - how the loss of a child affects the relationships of those around him/her. But honestly, outside of a tremendous performance by Vanessa Kirby, this film is just average or worse. The subject was so much more finely dealt with in the brilliant Ordinary People.

Horseface

1/10

Maybe there's a good movie in the script. Can't say, the actual movie is one of those productions where "HDR" means "Hundred% Darkness Rules," I can hardly make out what's going on on the screen. Turned it off after five minutes. Watched something that could be seen instead.