Sundance Review: Carey Williams’ ‘Emergency’
deadline.comWhat if there was more to the Goldilocks story?Picture this: when the three Bears (who are in college) get home, Goldilocks has eaten all the porridge, got drunk, and is now passed out on the living room floor.
However, instead of doing something about it, they drive around town for hours arguing about whether they take her to the hospital or leave her on the front doorstep of a frat house because they fear police retaliation.I’ve just summed up director Carey Williams’ new film Emergency which is having its debut at Sundance 2022 on opening night in the U.S.
Dramatic Section. Starring RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Maddie Nichols, and Sabrina Carpenter, these college kids engage in errors without the comedy.
This movie makes it difficult to become engrossed in its social commentary without feeling it’s making a mockery of its message.
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