Typical Barry Levinson, which means safe, tasteful, lacklustre and fairly dull.
An episodic journey across several generations of an immigrant family seeking the American dream. There's lots of syrupy music meant to invoke a vague nostalgia. There are any number of shots clearly intended to impress us with their iconic imagery (like the one shown on the film's poster). It's certainly a quality film, but not one for which I can muster up much enthusiasm.
I must not be the target audience for Barry Levinson movies, because I feel the same way about all of them.
Grade: B
An episodic journey across several generations of an immigrant family seeking the American dream. There's lots of syrupy music meant to invoke a vague nostalgia. There are any number of shots clearly intended to impress us with their iconic imagery (like the one shown on the film's poster). It's certainly a quality film, but not one for which I can muster up much enthusiasm.
I must not be the target audience for Barry Levinson movies, because I feel the same way about all of them.
Grade: B