Carousel was the first movie I saw at the Sundance Film Festival, and I was looking forward to it. I like the cast: Jenny Slate, Chris Pine, Katey Sagal, Sam Waterston, so I was drawn to the story: a divorced dad rekindles a relationship with his ex-sweetheart, while caring for his anxious daughter. However, the film ended up being disappointing.
At only 103 minutes, it felt long. The daughter’s mental health issues were shown briefly, but never fully explored, which was probably the most frustrating part. Pine’s character is overprotective, panicking if his daughter gets a cut (he’s a doctor), but then is oddly passive when it comes to addressing her outbursts(or getting her any sort of help).
I did feel chemistry between Pine and Slate, but it never felt like we truly got to know them. Overall, this was a slow paced, dull movie.
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