Mixed reviews could temper excitement, however, and the film seems unlikely to build much awards buzz amidst the imminent arrival of more prestigious titles. Premiering in Venice and featuring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Rachel Weisz, this period romance will appeal to adult date-night crowds who have been under-served during this recent summer movie season.
The film’s gentle, relentless air of potential heartache can be affecting, but much like Alexandre Desplat’s decorous score, the stately, reserved tone ultimately becomes monotonous Stedman’s 2012 novel struggles to justify its ambitions as a tear-jerking tragedy. Although beautifully evoking a sense of place and time, this adaptation of M.L.
Poignant and frustrating in equal measure, The Light Between Oceans aspires to be an elegant melodrama, but the intelligence that director Derek Cianfrance and his capable cast bring to bear eventually becomes overwhelmed by the story’s emotional manipulations.
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