Genre: Drama
Director: Damien Chazelle
Writer: Jimmy Ellis
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Al Pacino, F. Murray Abraham, Mckenna Grace, Ashley Benson, Jack McMullen, Monica Bellucci
Budget: $23,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $19,290,118
Foreign Box Office: $15,884,794
Total Profit: -$7,007,955
Reaction: This one definitely didn't reach the successful heights of the last few Jimmy Ellis-penned films, nor Damien Chazelle's other LRF projects, but at least it didn't lose too much money for the studio.
"Joaquin Phoenix is a revelation as always in this film with Pacino, Abraham, Grace and even Bellucci (in small form) deserving in any acting contention. Ellis and Chazelle challenge the norms of Crime/Drama enough I can credit what's given to me." - Hayden Augustine, CinemaBlend
"After a few big productions for LRF, director Damien Chazelle has gone super small, both in the size of production and the scale/stakes of the story. It's not a complicated film, yet it still moves like molasses. It needed more, as it felt too simple and too incomplete to land. There are slow-burn films, but this one felt like a no-burn film." - Gregory Fletcher, Los Angeles Time-Journal
"This drama may be too slow and too mellow to ever really catch on with a mainstream audience despite strong performances from some relatively big names. I liked the film despite its flaws, but would not begrudge anyone who doesn't feel the same way." - Ken Decker, Denver Post
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