A great cast can paper over a lot of issues. Watching talented actors and actresses at work is part of the main charm of the gift that is cinema.
However, even the best thespians can’t make up for a script that just doesn’t give them much to do. Likewise with bland direction.
Despite an A-list cast, the remake Blackbird is thoroughly mediocre, wasting the performers at its center. Aside from occasional sparks of livelihood, credited to the ladies and gentlemen on the screen, there’s not a whole lot to grab on to.
The film just sort of lays there, never coming to life in the way one would hope for. The movie is a family drama, remade from the 2014 Danish effort Silent Heart.
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