Blackbird
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Synopsis
Lily and Paul summon their loved ones to their beach house for one final gathering after Lily decides to end her long battle with ALS on her own terms. The couple is planning a loving weekend complete with holiday traditions, but the mood becomes strained when unresolved issues surface between Lily and her daughters Jennifer (Kate Winslet) and Anna. Joining the collective farewell are Lily's son in law, her lifelong friend, daughter's partner and grandson. Her story is ultimately one of hope, love and a celebration of life.
Cast
- Susan Sarandon
- Kate Winslet
- Mia Wasikowska
- Sam Neill
- Rainn Wilson
- Lindsay Duncan
- Bex Taylor-Klaus
- Anson Boon
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Metacritic
Sep 17, 2020
The characters are so flimsy, and so wearyingly familiar . . . that Michell is incapable of giving their conflicts life.
Jeannette Catsoulis
The New York Times
Sep 16, 2020
The material can get awfully sudsy and we can see a couple of the big reveals coming two scenes in advance, but on balance this is a well-written, moving story bolstered by an outstanding cast.
Richard Roeper
Chicago Sun-Times
Sep 15, 2020
With its quasi-literary tone and over-calculated concessions to the messiness of real life, the movie settles for coming across like a clumsy amalgamation of the wonderful Amy Bloom short story “Love Is Not A Pie” and the 1998 Sarandon tearjerker Stepmom. The hollow, unsatisfying feeling the movie leaves behind may be the most authentically funereal thing about it.
Jesse Hassenger
The A.V. Club
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