Malcolm & Marie

Malcolm & Marie feels half-baked.

Malcolm & Marie is beautiful... But there's never any reason to be invested in these two people or the outcome of their romance.

Malcolm & Marie doesn't accomplish much besides telling on its progenitor.

With its terrific performances, resonating dialogue, and elegant single-setting production, the film compels us to see beyond a couple clamoring across the house and acknowledge that a perpetually underestimated woman has found her voice.

This is a stunning film with tour-de-force (another phrase Malcolm hates) performances.

It's one long night observing someone else's relationship meltdown in exhausting and repetitive detail. And in case you wondered, I can confirm that it is not the ideal date night movie.

It is not only the script and the isolated performances that allows this film to be vulnerable.

The structure of Malcolm and Marie reminds me of being in a class discussion where someone continues to use devil's advocate over and over again to see the many possibilities of the conversation.

A Masterpiece

Malcolm & Marie is technically impressive - gorgeous cinematography and impactful score - boasting two phenomenal performances, but its complicated screenplay and characters push me to the negative side.