Ordinary People's therapeutic dive into repressed psyches is presented so well that viewers can't help but sympathize with the main characters. The most moving moments are spread throughout the 2nd and 3rd acts. They did make my eyes well with tears, but spreading out the emotion meant I never got the solid blow that I needed to actually make any tears fall. The lack of music also took away from the emotional scenes by failing to amplify the drama. The acting and writing were spot on, but the cinematography was quite dated and often distracting (my first viewing was in 2019). It's a touching movie that's worth a watch, but it still leaves some to be desired.
Review of Ordinary People
