Yes, you and I are in the minority. I feel like a hypocrite because I don't like to comment on what folks do poorly, but the thing that made this movie less interesting for me than I hoped was the acting. It felt like acting, rather than a slice of reality.
The crying. So much crying that wasn't heartfelt, but rather like the sound of someone pretending to be crying.
Maybe this is how people act, thereby making it real. It just didn't feel real.
Mark's performance was great throughout I thought, except near the end with the forced crying.
Jennifer's burst of guilt about the fireflies near the beginning was out of place. She knew she said they should release the fireflies when they got home, so it felt contrived that she should feel any guilt that her child let them loose prematurely.
Joaquin's acting wasn't bad, but he's always good or great. Here just good. Better than I could do, but I still want to be removed from my world when I watch a movie. The acting felt like an exercise.
I dunno. The movie didn't suck me in. It didn't suck either, but it didn't move me.
3 out of 5.
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