Overview
Morvern Callar wakes on Christmas morning to discover that her troubled boyfriend has died by suicide, leaving behind the unpublished manuscript to his first novel and a sum of money intended to pay for his burial. Instead, Morvern attempts to use both to reinvent her life.
I really wanted to love this movie more than I did. At front and center is a young woman who recently lost her boyfriend (details withheld) and decides to go on a series of adventures with his money. As the story continues the girl devolves into some kind of nihilistic shell of herself. That’s all well and good – while there was a ton of nuance in the main character as time went on it became less interesting to me.
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Movie title: Morvern Callar
Movie description: Morvern Callar wakes on Christmas morning to discover that her troubled boyfriend has died by suicide, leaving behind the unpublished manuscript to his first novel and a sum of money intended to pay for his burial. Instead, Morvern attempts to use both to reinvent her life.
Date published: 2021-02-05
Director(s): Lynne Ramsay
Actor(s): Samantha Morton, Kathleen McDermott, James Wilson, Dolly Wells, Paul Popplewell, Bryan Dick, Ruby Milton, Linda McGuire, Raife Patrick Burchell, Des Hamilton, Carolyn Calder, Dan Cadan, Andrew Flanagan, Mette Karlsvik, Andrew Knowles, Duncan McHardy, Mischa Richter, Vito Rocco, Danny Schofield, Matthew Townend, Andrew Townley, Yolanda Vazquez, Donnie Baxter, Andy Hazel
Genre: Drama
My Review
I really wanted to love this movie more than I did. At front and center is a young woman who recently lost her boyfriend (details withheld) and decides to go on a series of adventures with his money. As the story continues the girl devolves into some kind of nihilistic shell of herself. That’s all well and good – while there was a ton of nuance in the main character as time went on it became less interesting to me.
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My Review - 6/10
6/10