NP - This Xmas Season's Movies

Joe Allonby joeallonby at gmail.com
Wed Dec 28 04:31:24 CST 2016


Why is the title misleading or ironic? It's the name of a town.


On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 11:23 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just saw Manchester by the Sea.  It is a finely-crafted tale that jerked
> many tears from this sap.  Beside the great acting, its best feature is the
> telling of its story via seamless meshing of past with present.  This
> meshing makes us quickly love and care for all the characters presented,
> but especially for the main one, a deeply broken man who always soldiers on
> through his great pain.  Highly recommended.
>
> The film's title is a misleading irony.  It is a spoof.  This ain't
> Masterpiece Theater.
>
> David Morris
>
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