EDDINGTON on HBO Max:
Written and directed by Ari Aster and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell, Micheal Ward, with Austin Butler and Emma Stone
It wasn't until I was thinking about this off-kilter film the next day that I realized the directormay have intended this to be a satiric comedy. As interesting as this is, with some great performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone, that message didn't really come across - leaving me to ponder what was the director's intention?
Worth watching, but be forewarned the subject matter is divisive: Covid 19 restrictions, white supremacy, BLM protests, a nasty political race for mayor, mental illness, conspiracy theories, corporate greed/manipulation - - all set in the backdrop of a low population town in the New Mexico desert in 2020.
Timely, topical, and disturbing - with some surprises along the way. The last act plays out at 3X the pace of the first two. THREE AND ONE-HALF STARS.
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