Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing

Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.

  • Released: 2022-06-23
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Mystery
  • Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr, David Strathairn, Ahna O'Reilly, Garret Dillahunt, Jayson Warner Smith, Jojo Regina, Eric Ladin, Joe Chrest, Logan Macrae, Luke David Blumm, Charlie Talbert, Jojo Regina, Jayson Warner Smith, Billy Slaughter, Sterling Macer Jr, Robert Larriviere, Caroline Cole, Bill Kelly, Blue Clarke, Sarah Durn, Suzette Lange, Jerri Tubbs, Mike Harkins, Wyatt Parker, Taylor Shurte, Elton LeBlanc, Michael Wozniak, Grace Hinson, Will Bundon, Emma Willoughby, Michael A. Newcomer, Patrick Nicks, Brad Blanchard, Steve Kish, Jerri Tubbs, Lillian Dorsett, Anna Kabis, Zoey Reid
  • Director: Olivia Newman, Olivia Newman, Olivia Newman
 Comments
  • Kowalchuk - 23 June 2024
    A litlle heavy handed
    Southern Gothics are my favourite genre of film, so had high hopes.

    It's not a bad movie, it just lacks subtlety, and some of the characters don't really make sense and seem one-dimensional. The Tate character for example is so perfect and devoted, yet knowing Kya's past, abandons her with no explanation, then just reappears 5 years later. The Chase character is so on the nose, there's nowhere for him to develop.

    The closest comparison I can make for this film is Cross Creek with Mary Steenburgen, Peter Coyote and Rip Torn. I remember feeling uncomfortable with the Coyote character because I couldn't tell if he was going to turn out to be a good guy or a bad guy. The Rip Torn character in Cross Creek was complex, harsh at times, yet sympathetic. There were layers to the characters in Cross Creek that aren't present in WTCS. Maybe the difference is in acting ability.

    As movies go, it's fine, as southern slow burns go, there are many more convincingly done.
  • holliejolly - 30 May 2024
    Should've kept more details from the book
    Ok so I know a movie is doomed to fall short for a viewer if you have read the book first and this is no exception. Reading the other reviews here there is a theme... unanswered questions. What is very frustrating is ALL of your questions are answered in the book. How does Kya fend for herself? How does she avoid social services? Where do all her nice clothes come from? Why aren't the locals more concerned for her wellbeing? How does she learn about womanhood? All of these important details are either glossed over or ignored entirely in the movie and they were much needed. It leaves the story feeling undeveloped. The answers are there in the source material but the movie fails to provide them. There was great potential for an emotionally hard hitting masterpiece here and it is lost in lack of detail and some shallow acting. This is not helped by the historical ambiguity of the sets and costumes. Are we in the 1950s? You wouldn't think so. Overall, this could have been a great movie. It had excellent source material. But it fell short in storytelling. This was particularly egregious in the missing details that would make the final twist so powerful had they been included. Sigh.