Which is great if you love Spielberg!
is a fictionalised retelling of the acclaimed director's life and his quick and hard fall in love with cinema. Starring Gabriel LaBelle as the young Sammy,follows the eponymous family's journey across America and Sammy's evolution into a budding filmmaker.as his mother, Mitzi, a role for which she has been nominated for an Oscar, too. Uncle Bennie is played by Seth Rogen. Yes,centres around the antisemitism Sammy faces at the WASPy hands of his high-school peers.
That isn't to say the film is boring — it is a Spielberg film, after all. There is a certain momentum to the plot, thanks in part to the physical movement across America and you do find yourself interested in the unfolding dynamics, whose complications grow as Sammy does. Sammy is our lens, and as the magic of childhood and youthful naivety begins to dissipate the story becomes more real, the stakes higher. However, the character is still that of a very young person, and the relationships are only ever explored and described within that framework.The scenes between the adults are the ones with the most emotive oomph.
There is a cinematic sheen to the whole thing, the movie magic that seems to make even the most desperate moments feel glamorous. Again, it isn't a fault but it does soften the narrative edge that you expect the movie to have.is — unsurprisingly — beautifully filmed and written . It's a two-and-a-half-hour glimpse into the world of old America, exploring some of its faults, and the magic of old Hollywood, exploring none of its faults: a true 'love letter to cinema'.
Still, it's captivatingly made and well-acted enough that even if you're not totally satisfied, the film still accomplishes the feat of transporting you to a world you may not have known otherwise, and being entertaining along the way.
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