The Fabelmans

2022

PG-13

2h 31m

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7.6/10

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Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

Directors

Steven Spielberg

Writers

Tony Kushner(writer by)

Steven Spielberg(writer by)

Stars

Michelle Williams

Paul Dano

Seth Rogen

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Mitzi Fabelman

Burt Fabelman

Benny Loewy

Sammy Fabelman

Mateo Zoryan Francis-DeFord

Younger Sammy Fabelman

Keeley Karsten

Natalie Fabelman

Alina Brace

Young Natalie Fabelman

Julia Butters

Reggie Fabelman

Birdie Borria

Younger Reggie Fabelman

Uncle Boris

Lisa Fabelman

Hadassah Fabelman

Tina Schildkraut

Logan Hall

Chad Thomas

Monica Sherwood

Claudia Denning

Renee

Directors

Steven Spielberg

Writers

Tony Kushner(writer by)

Steven Spielberg(writer by)

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6/10

I saw several negative reviews before I watched this, and I assumed there was an element of grading someone a bit more harshly when they have achieved wild success or, heaven forbid, if they do stellar work in one genre such as sci-fi or adventure and then have the chutzpah to create a film in a different genre not appreciated by the sci-fi etc. fans. Maybe there was some of that baggage involved; how else to explain one-star reviews. Really? A disgusting gross-out comedy might get 4 stars, but a serious biopic gets one? But I have given it six stars, probably my low for a Spielberg movie. I thought the film was too episodic. Here is where he saw his first movie; here is him with his first camera; here is where he learns something upsetting about his parents’ marriage; here is some bullying and then that part in every coming of age movie it seems, where a pretty girl throws herself at him. Sure wish that had happened to me at that tender age. And some of the scenes felt rather cliched to me. Also, and this is a bit of a spoiler, at one point his mother assures him she has not done ”that” with Bennie, and she loves her children and husband more than anything, but she still can’t live without Bennie? I had trouble with that revelation. But it isn’t all negative stuff. I thought a lot of the acting was strong, with a few exceptions, and most of the dialogue was good, but when a film is 2 and a half hours long, consistency is hard to come by, and there were a few hiccups here and there. The scene with John Ford was intriguing, but they could have done a bit more with it. I liked the two sisters as characters, but again, not enough depth was given to them. A bit of a lost opportunity.

narrator5606 Jan, 2023