Union Square (2012)
Starring Mira Sorvino, Tammy Blanchard, and Mike Doyle
Directed by Nancy Savoca
***This film is currently streaming on Netflix***
The problem with a very small, independent, and presumably low budgeted movie like Union Square -- which delves into three days in the lives of two estranged sisters who come together around Thanksgiving -- is that if your movie is incredibly talky (which this is) there needs to be some kick at the end that gives reason for the film to exist. Yes, the characters will inevitably change or see where they've gone wrong, but you need more than the obvious or, at the very least, something outstanding -- direction, acting -- that makes it worthy of the celluloid it is filmed on (or digital space in this day and age). Union Square never reaches beyond the middle of the road and despite being a movie with average direction, average acting, and an average story, I can't help but come away from it with a shrug of my shoulders and a "Who cares?"muttered from my lips.
Mira Sorvino is the crazy sister and Tammy Blanchard is the quiet one. When Crazy knocks on Quiet's door after three years of separation, you know right away that the story is going to make Crazy be a little more reserved in the end and make Quiet be a bit more loose. Some family secrets are revealed that help these character changes occur -- and those secrets are likely supposed to be the big surprise, but are presented so awkwardly that I had to rewind a pivotal scene in order to make sure I understood what had just happened -- but in the end, it's just all a bit too blah to really make any difference.
Union Square isn't awful, but there's a reason you've probably never heard of it until reading this review.
The RyMickey Rating: C-
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