Where the Crawdads Sing is the latest work produced by superstar Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter.
Based on he 2018 murder-mystery novel by Delia Owens (which by the way my father loves sick) starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer, Jr. & David Strathairn.
Where the Crawdads Sing has grossed $62 million worldwide while receiving mixed reviews from critics. There has been praise for Edgar-Jones's performance however film critics (are they even still a thing with social media/Rotten Tomatoes anymore?) found the film's tone incoherent. It is an epic sweeping tale, however the genre bending is weird. Is it a courtroom crime drama or a romance?
I'm changing gears completely by seeing Bullet Train this weekend, so this was a much different pace to all the superhero/Top Gun/big budget action films of the recent winter.
In relation to the title, Crawdads cannot "sing", but when Kya's mother often encouraged her to explore the marsh, she would say: "Go as far as you can–way out yonder where the crawdads sing." When Tate also used the phrase, she asked him the meaning and he replied: "Just means far in the bush where critters are wild, still behaving like critters." Delia Owens was inspired to use the phrase because her own mother had used it when she was a child.
Now to my score. It was one of those films which wasn't bad nor amazing or memorable. I feel the 2022 cinema-scape is a weird one right now. Netflix is releasing big title films weekly, cinemas are getting people back, while some sessions are busier than ever, dine and discover vouchers now finished, the film studios have a lot of competition. Big titles like Elvis are gone before you know it while Top Gun hangs around for months.
So to my long awaited score. It's gotta be a simple 3 star film. Nice scenery, some sweet romance, with a touch of courtroom drama. Until next time - Riverdale finale/season six post along with more crime in the latest Underbelly!
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