Blow the Man Down

Good as far as it went, but not entirely satisfied

Es un elenco encantador

Everyone in Easter Cove, Maine has dark secrets, and they all unravel in a day or two - maybe for the better, maybe not. While the film captures the look and feel of a worn-out fishing village (I found the cinematography spot-on for the environment), the plot seemed a bit thin and contrived. As desperate as all the main characters were for change in their bleak lives, I had a hard time believing that they would have done the things they did, past and present. As the two sisters, Morgan Saylor and Sophie Lowe held their own with an ensemble cast of veteran character actors including June Squibb and Margo Martindale. A distracting enough way to pass an hour or so of social distancing.

OK to watch but not much there. Ending made no sense to me.

A great movie....very well written....very well acted....what goes around, comes around.....

It was actually different in a good way and refreshing. The sea shanties provided a nice counterpoint to the rest of the soundtrack and it wasn't stupid and preachy, like so many other movies. Margo Martindale put in a superb performance as a deeply flawed woman, and I love that the movie so deftly handled character development. This is one of those rare movies that doesn't shy away from logical outcomes. I do think they could have paid a little more attention to a couple of the older men, particularly Bob of the Bob/Susie dynamic. That would have filled in a few gaps imo, and seeing the interplay of that old married couple would have broadened the appeal.

Uninteresting leads and story that's a bit underwhelming. At the end of the day, it's just another "trying to get away with murder" movie.

I only have a couple quibbles and one is the length. This should've been longer. I really, really wanted it to be. This deserved at least 2 hours to go into some more detail in places. That's just my desire though, and more because I so enjoyed what was there already that I wanted to see more. That being said, it is what it is and I enjoyed it thoroughly. It kept me enthralled and wondering what was going to happen next. Maybe it was predictable, I don't know because I was too entrenched in the story and couldn't stop to try and predict what was next. I only have a couple quibbles and one is the length. This should've been longer. I really, really wanted it to be. This deserved at least 2 hours to go into some more detail in places. That's just my desire though, and more because I so enjoyed what was there already that I wanted to see more. That being said, it is what it is and I enjoyed it thoroughly. It kept me enthralled and wondering what was going to happen next. Maybe it was predictable, I don't know because I was too entrenched in the story and couldn't stop to try and predict what was next. This isn't a "Murder She Wrote" type mystery story. Easter Cove isn't that quaint little charming town we see in mystery stories nowadays. It is "a salty fishing village." There is cursing. There is murder and blood. My only other quibble would be a spoiler so I won't list it but the only way I get around it is by thinking that these girls were too young, too stunned, and too befuddled (having just lost their mother) to know what to do in such traumatic, drastic circumstances. So I guess maybe it shouldn't be a quibble for me. I loved the atmosphere. I loved the singing in it. I loved the acting and the actors. I really thought it was a really well done movie with a great story and nothing about it seemed unnecessary. My only other quibble would be a spoiler so I won't list it but the only way I get around it is by thinking that these girls were too young, too stunned, and too befuddled (having just lost their mother) to know what to do in such traumatic, drastic circumstances. So I guess maybe it shouldn't be a quibble for me. I loved the atmosphere. I loved the singing in it. I loved the acting and the actors. I really thought it was a really well done movie with a great story and nothing about it seemed unnecessary. I will watch it again.

There is so much to say about this one - many movies handle the "seedy underbelly" of the world but its excessive and uninspired. This movie however goes about it in a clever way - showing us a world most of us are unaccustomed to (rural seaside maine) and shows us that world upside down. The only thing that I would say is unoriginal is the strong dialect and accents heavily reminds one of a "Costal Maine Fargo" especially when many of the main characters are Cops. However it lacks the humor usually injected into the gritty reality found in a Coen Brothers film That being said what makes this movie so unique is that when other movies focus on the sex, drugs and debachery - this film presents it as a mystery to be solved and shines a light on what lengths women must go to protect themselves. When men rule the world women must take matters into their own hands to take control/not get killed. The mystery then becomes not a who dune it or a "will they get away with it" but more of "This is why not just these girls but all women have to go to great lengths to make sure they are safe and not taken advantage of" Yes the ending is inconclusive and somewhat ends right back where it starts but if a conclusive ending is what you are watching for you are missing the bigger picture and the film is really saying.

This was a slightly unexpected film... I wasn't 100% sure what I was getting when I decided to sit down and watch this movie, but the oddity of the story was compelling. I certainly was not expecting an all-female elderly mafia, and I am not sure that it was TOTALLY believable. I love June Squibb though, so I think we can let that one slide. This was my first time seeing a performance from Sophie Lowe and she nailed it; I would love to see her hit the mainstream. Again, this was a unique plot, but I would have loved to see just a smidge more character development, especially for our two main character sisters. There was a lot left untold that could have been explored in a really interesting way. Did this movie suffer slightly from trying to do too much when it should have focused more on the people who were genuinely compelling? I would say so. That said, however, I did enjoy the film and would recommend it.