Blue Heron

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Rose R 1d Nice premise, likable and relatable characters but a choppy, fragmented story line detracts from overall enjoyment of this film. See more Remy Apr 24 Overrated critics movie but not the worst. See more A S. @TartanPride03 2d Went into this movie blind. The storytelling is simple, almost voyeuristic, which I love. No overdone acting or dialogue, just decisive frames where every little action counts. The director is asking you to comb the screen for metaphors and parallels. The cinematography is divine and artful. And when the twist happens, it catches you off guard, makes you second guess everything, until you realize what’s happening and the genius of the decision to tell the story this way. Made me weep without being overly sentimental. The director/writer has a sensitive and original voice. This is a filmmaker I will continue to look out for. See more danelectro T @danelectro 4d A slow, intelligent, film about the impact of an emotionally troubled teenager on his sister. We wonder if he is a kind of identified patient. It's not clear if he has just ODD alone as the psychologist explains, he could be autistic or depressed, but no one offers a psychological evaluation, nor a hospitalization. The parents are overwhelmed but never once try to connect with him in a warm, caring, way. The parents don't even show affection among themselves. So one wonders how the family the boy grew up with might have contributed to his disorder; even the scenes of the girl as an adult suggest she has her issues too. It couldn't be all the brother, but how the parents dealt with his troubles with her. No one suggests family therapy. The audience's tension is watching the family dynamics and feeling for the angry child who is, after all, still a child not getting either the parenting or the mental health services he deserves. A tension the film artfully succeeds at conveying. See more Marcy S 5d an interesting telling of the impact of mental illness on a family. I love that this was told in a soft and vulnerable way. the on never actually speaks and yet says so much See more John W @JJSingh Apr 28 2026 has already delivered some genuinely excellent movies — it's a great year so far. And "Blue Heron," a small Canadian film that you could easily overlook, is one of the very best. This is a genuinely heartbreaking and surprising film about family, memory and the way we haunt our own lives. It is so very worth seeking out. Full review: https://thereinthedark.blogspot.com/2026/04/blue-heron.html See more Read all reviews

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