Where the Crawdads Sing
Reviews and ratings: 62 %
Description Where the Crawdads Sing
Drama / Mystery / Thriller. USA 2022, 125min. A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was once involved with.
Main advantages
- Entertaining movie
- Unveiling the mystery of the murder
- Atmospheric portraing of the “outsider”
Main disadvantages
- People who have read the books might not be satisfied
- Not everything that was in the book is covered here
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Where the Crawdads Sing review
What actually ends up happening here, though, is such a terrible twist—and it all plays out in such dizzyingly speedy fashion—that it’s unintentionally laughable. You get the sensation that everyone involved felt the need to cram it all in, yet still maintain a manageable running time. If you’ve read the book, you know what happened to Chase Andrews; if you haven’t, I wouldn’t dream of spoiling it here. But I will say I had a variety of far more intriguing conclusions swirling around in my head in the car ride home, and you probably will, too. Read full review…
Where The Crawdads Sing Review
The trouble with this version of Where The Crawdads Sing is that you never quite buy the young, thin, beautiful, white Kya as a true outsider. The girl from the novel, covered in dirt and consumed by gnawing loneliness, is sanded down and smoothed out, her every thought over-explained by incessant voiceover. That treatment seems to have been applied to every other element of the film, too — so much so, it feels like it would be more at home in the BBC’s 8pm Sunday night slot than here on the big screen. The direction and cinematography are thoroughly conventional, lacking in much flavour or wonder, save for some beautiful sunset shots of the marshes, and the score is often saccharine and overbearing. For fans of the book, there will be some satisfaction in watching these characters come to life and the plot’s twists and turns play out — but for newcomers to this story, it is, unfortunately, underwhelming. Read full review…
Where The Crawdads Sing Review – A movie that should’ve been uglier
A mechanical period romance sandwiched between a dimensionless legal drama, Where The Crawdads Sing is only accidentally interesting if you know the controversy surrounding its author, Delia Owens. However, as an adaptation of her novel, the movie is too plain and indecisive to make a lasting impact. Read full review…
Where the Crawdads Sing review – hit novel crashes on the big screen
The Reese Witherspoon-produced adaptation of the best-seller remains faithful to the fantasies of the book, for better and mostly for worse. Read full review…
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