Finally watched Hillbilly Elegy last night. Really solid, well made film with powerful performances. Absurd that the critics panned it. Film critics continue to discredit themselves.
I can only assume that they had to find a reason to dislike it because the film makes the white privilege narrative look ridiculous.
The common theme I read in the reviews is that the characters are “cartoonish” and “caricatures.” That’s not even remotely true. All of the characters rang true. Nothing cartoonish about them at all.
Glenn Close was phenomenal. But she wasn’t portraying a gender fluid lesbian or whatever so the critics aren’t allowed to like her performance.
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