Overview
After years of caring exclusively for the needs of her husband and children, Agnes, a devoted housewife living in a small town near New York, has found something she really enjoys doing: solving puzzles.
When it comes to movies and tv shows I’ve come to realize that if someone asks me about to describe what I saw and I can easily do it then I probably didn’t enjoy it. The movie Puzzle is certainly a great example of it. On the surface the film is probably what you might expect – a person (or persons) trying to navigate all of the pieces that go to make up a life. What are the pieces? What’s the best way to put them together. Am I missing any?
As with most good movies (especially character dramas) the strength of Puzzle is in the subtlety. It is fascinating to see the lead progress from a sheltered and misunderstood life into something more. More is learned by what isn’t said than what is.
probably not a spoiler
The final scene is perfect in that it identifies that she is a person that is finally growing but it in no way is she a finished product. A less honest ending would have had her making the trip to Europe. Instead, she is someone at the beginning of the long-delayed exploration of herself and the puzzle around her.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Puzzle
Movie title: Puzzle
Movie description: After years of caring exclusively for the needs of her husband and children, Agnes, a devoted housewife living in a small town near New York, has found something she really enjoys doing: solving puzzles.
Date published: 2019-05-10
Director(s): Marc Turtletaub
Actor(s): Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan, David Denman, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Austin Abrams, Bubba Weiler, Helen Coxe, Mandela Bellamy, Liv Hewson, Lori Hammel, Lawrence Arancio, Sebastian Chacon, Barry Godin, Matthew Shifrin, Myrna Cabello, Audrie Neenan, Mhari Sandoval
Genre: Drama
My Review
When it comes to movies and tv shows I’ve come to realize that if someone asks me about to describe what I saw and I can easily do it then I probably didn’t enjoy it. The movie Puzzle is certainly a great example of it. On the surface the film is probably what you might expect – a person (or persons) trying to navigate all of the pieces that go to make up a life. What are the pieces? What’s the best way to put them together. Am I missing any?
As with most good movies (especially character dramas) the strength of Puzzle is in the subtlety. It is fascinating to see the lead progress from a sheltered and misunderstood life into something more. More is learned by what isn’t said than what is.
probably not a spoiler
The final scene is perfect in that it identifies that she is a person that is finally growing but it in no way is she a finished product. A less honest ending would have had her making the trip to Europe. Instead, she is someone at the beginning of the long-delayed exploration of herself and the puzzle around her.
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My Review - 9/10
9/10