THE GLASS CASTLE: Based on a memoir by Jeannette Walls, this film examines the coming-of-age of a young girl in a dysfunctional family. Brie Larson is the girl (as an adult) with Woody Harrelson as the alcoholic, dreamer father and Naomi Watts as the artistic mother. Slow moving, but always interesting, it still lacked some punch here and there. It felt as if the story was, indeed, a view of this family but tainted by the authors remembrances of how she thought it was (or should have been) In other words, it didn't ring true all of the time. Still, it has it's moments (and a wonderful performance by Ella Anderson as the younger Jeannette) This is the best Harrelson performance to date and he might get a nomination for the Oscar. So, although it was not my favorite film out there, it's worth a viewing.
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