The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018)
Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.
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Powerful
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Blistering performances.
Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
This is a Spielberg movie (100% manipulative with the editing, score, acting)...but only better by the way the story is told (non linear).It has surprises (something that Spielberg probably doesn't know what it is)... and all the cliché beats that you can expect if you see the trailer.Other possibility for them not liking this movie is that the protagonist is a white male and nobody else in the movie matters that much and all serve to complete his story... They might be offended by it? Maybe? I don't get itBut yeah, mostly: Only Spielberg can be manipulative
This film tells the story of a young writer who disappears after two novels.The story is quite captivating, and quite powerful as well. The non linear story is hard to follow at times, but all is revealed at the end. I feel very sad for the jock classmate. It is an engaging film.
This movie is exquisite. I have never written a review before but I have to with some of these low ratings. I am still thinking about this movie days after watching and that says something. It's hard to describe it accurately. It's haunting, creepy, romantic, smart, beautifully shot and acted. I can't for the life of me figure out why the ratings are so bad. What else do you want in a movie?!
I never write reviews. Ever. But I watched this film despite the poor reviews on rotten tomatoes because it was available as a .99 rental on iTunes and I love Kyle Chandler and Logan L. I have a tendency to watch movies from behind the screen of my phone-a bad habit, I admit- but this film entranced me to the point where I put it down and concentrated on the story unfolding before me. When it ended I burst into tears and knew I had to come write something about it. Watch this film. It's just fantastic. Please. Watch it.