MOVIE REVIEW JULY 12TH 2017

                                                  LANDLINE : THE REVIEW

                                   

                       Starring Jenny Slate, John Tuturro, Edie Falco, Abby Quinn

        

                                                                   Written & Directed  by Gillian Robespierre

      Let me start by saying I'm a fan of Jenny Slate. The last 3 movies I've seen of hers were fantastic. She may have bombed on Saturday Night Live, but her calling is in film. In Landline, Slate plays Dana an easy going yet confused young woman who is not sure of her life or getting married. Her younger sister Ali (Abby Quinn) is totally the opposite. In the beginning of the film, the sisters bicker and fight and don't get along til an incident with their father draws them together. As their friendship strengthens and learn more about each other. Throughout the movie, a roller coaster of emotions flow between the sisters, the relationship between Dana and her fiance and their parents (Edie Falco & John Turturro). A great story by it's director Robespierre. Great movies like this seem to get shuffled into the many indie films that go into film festivals and rarely are seen or end up late night on IFC or HBO. Hopefully with Landline it won't be the case and that film festivals will hand out awards to Slate, Quinn and Robespierre...