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Uncle Frank
Alan Ball
(2020)
95min
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Review
Our Score
by
Josh Winning
Paul Bettany invigorates this attractive but tonally erratic 1970s-set drama about a New York professor struggling to reconcile his new gay life with his Southern upbringing. In the wake of a family tragedy, he sets out on the road home with his niece (Sophia Lillis) and live-in partner (Peter Macdissi) and, along the way, suffers flashbacks to his youth and the romance that changed the course of his life. This first feature from writer/director Alan Ball (TV's
True Blood
) since 2007's
Towelhead
is alternately gut-wrenching, melodramatic and affectingly poignant, and features a warmly nuanced performance by Bettany. However, the film constantly threatens to say something profound before opting instead for easy sentiment. Events become increasingly hackneyed in the telling, to the point that a dewy-eyed final act rings false. This is a shame because otherwise this is a handsomely staged and well-intentioned movie, with vibrant performances that enliven its problematic script.
Cast & Crew
Frank
Paul Bettany
Beth
Sophia Lillis
Wally
Peter Macdissi
Mike
Steve Zahn
Kitty
Judy Greer
Mammaw
Margo Martindale
Daddy Mac
Stephen Root
Aunt Butch
Lois Smith
Marcia
Caity Brewer
Janis
Hannah Black
16-Year-Old Frank
Cole Doman
Director
Alan Ball
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