Brooklyn has received rave reviews, and I have absolutely no idea why. It’s not a bad movie, it’s worse — it’s a bland movie.
Around 50 minutes into what is otherwise quite a snoozer comes a love scene between Lacey and Fiorello, not only an extremely passionate scene, but the only scene in Brooklyn with any kind of passion. Their sex isn’t as boring as they are, and good for them, but I’d prefer it for them to not be so boring. Photos courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Based on Colm Tóibín’s 2009 novel, the film is about Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young woman moving from Ireland to Brooklyn in search of a better life. While in the city, she deals with homesickness, but it eventually subsides when she meets a man, Tony Fiorello (Emory Cohen).
However, she receives letter from home saying her young sister, Rose (Fiona Glascott) has died suddenly, and she returns to visit her grave and make sure her mother is all right. While there, she meets another man, Jim Farrell (Domhnall Gleeson), who wants her to stay in Ireland, because apparently there are still people in this world who aren’t completely exhausted with love triangles.
I don’t get it. I just don’t get it.
As with last week, part two of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay took the crown with an unimpressive total — $18.9 million — but the real story is the surprising runner up, Krampus. The weekend’s only wide release was expected to settle for the no. 4 spot far behind Mockingjay, The Good Dinosaur and Creed with less than $10 million, but it stunned with $16.3 million. Good Dinosaur fell to no. 3 with $15.3 million, and Creed to no. 4 with $15 million- 
