The Fabelmans
A coming-of-age story about a young man’s discovery of a shattering family secret and an exploration of the power of movies to help us see the truth about each other and ourselves.
- Released: 2022-11-11
- Runtime: 151 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Julia Butters, Judd Hirsch, Jeannie Berlin, Robin Bartlett, Oakes Fegley, Chloe East, Gabriel Bateman, Art Bonilla, Jonathan Hadary, Sam Rechner, Isabelle Kusman, Keeley Karsten, Sophia Kopera, Greg Grunberg, James Urbaniak, Lane Factor, Meredith VanCuyk
- Director: Steven Spielberg
Comments
- aged_wino - 26 June 2024
Insufferable
Overly sentimental, poorly written and acted, and utterly predictable. This sappy coming of age drama is loosely based on director Steven Spielberg's own adolescence and early years as a filmmaker although it should be noted that it is set within the context of a fictional family and narrative framework and should therefore be considered semiautobiographical and not a biography. The director would have done better if he'd stuck to the facts as real life can actually be interesting and unpredictable and we might actually see something worth while and not be bored for nearly three hours that seem like twelve but I guess no one ever told him that. Instead it seems he wants us to suffer through this formulaic drivel which he thinks will be a better movie but it provides absolutely no insight and not even a shred of entertainment I am afraid. - srd-30659 - 4 February 2024
Missing a couple of Stars
I have wondered why Steven Spielberg's The Fablemans has almost ten times more nominations to it's credit than awards. The Fablemans missed in all seven nominations at the Oscar.
Loosely based on his own life's early years, the story narrates the coming up of age or rather the budding of a world renowned film maker.
The Fablemans starts rather unsure of it's destination drowning out in the portrayal of Sammy's family gatherings. Sammy's indoctrination into film making is portrayed like any kid's playtime and doesn't portend to his lifelong mastery of the medium.
The movie ultimately catches up with it's intension and goal but the first half takes away a star or two and a couple of Oscars. Barring his interest in holding and panning the camera, the film fails to find for the viewer the genius in him who became a celebrated moviemaker.
