American Pastoral is a 2016 American crime-drama film directed by Ewan McGregor, making his directorial debut, and written by John Romano, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Philip Roth. The film stars McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Rupert Evans and Valorie Curry.
Movie Details :
- Directed by : Ewan McGregor
- Produced by : Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Andre Lamal
- Screenplay by : John Romano
- Based on : American Pastoral by Philip Roth
- Starring : Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter Riegert, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker, David Strathairn
- Music by : Alexandre Desplat
- Cinematography : Martin Ruhe
- Edited by : Melissa Kent
- Production company : Lakeshore Entertainment
- Distributed by : Lionsgate
Summary :
Seymour “Swede” Levov (Ewan McGregor), a once legendary high school athlete, is now a successful businessman married to Dawn (Jennifer Connelly), a former beauty queen. But turmoil brews beneath the polished veneer of Swede’s life. When his beloved teenage daughter, Merry (Dakota Fanning), disappears after being accused of committing a violent act, Swede dedicates himself to finding her and reuniting his family. What he discovers shakes him to the core, forcing him to look beneath the surface and confront the chaos that is shaping the world around him.
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American Pastoral (2016) Hollywood Movie Review By Los Angeles Times
Star and first-time director Ewan McGregor, working with screenwriter John Romano, has skillfully reshaped Roth’s tale for more urgent cinematic telling, covering a host of profound themes with disquieting power, reflection and grace.
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American Pastoral (2016) Hollywood Movie Review By The New York Times
American Pastoral leaves a residue of dread and despair that is oddly in keeping with today’s moment of uncertainty amid an ugly presidential campaign.
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American Pastoral (2016) Hollywood Movie Review By The Hollywood Reporter
Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut, in which he also stars, is decently performed and delivers some potent scenes of inter-generational discord between a concerned father and a radicalized daughter who becomes a murderous terrorist. But the filmmaking is prosaic when it should crackle with tension and disruptive undercurrents.
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American Pastoral (2016) Hollywood Movie Review By Variety
Groping for grand tragedy and finding only actorly melodrama, shooting for political contrarianism but landing instead on reactionary conventionalism, American Pastoral is as flat and strangled as its source is furious and expansive.
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American Pastoral (2016) Hollywood Movie Review By RogerEbert.com
A staggering misfire on two discrete levels. As an adaptation of the 1997 novel by Philip Roth, it is lead-footed and inept. The screenplay, by John Romano, treats the narrative in a way that strongly suggests what I hope was a willful misreading of the book. But even considered entirely separately from its source material, American Pastoral is hopelessly weak.
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Rating : 1.5/5
American Pastoral (2016) Hollywood Movie Review By The Guardian
What we have on our hands is a dud, but there are a few grace notes that save it from being an unmitigated disaster.
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Rating : 2/5
American Pastoral (2016) Hollywood Movie Review By Critics
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