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Finestkind

Finestkind

2023

Brian Helgeland

Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Tommy Lee Jones, Jenna Ortega ...

5.2

97

Thriller. Drama Charlie (Wallace) is looking to get away from his dull college education when he begs his older brother, Tom (Foster), to let him work on his fishing trawler for a summer. There’s no deterring him, even after their first expedition almost ends disastrously. Charlie becomes fast friends with the group, making a place for himself in New Bedford as he starts dating Mabel (Jenna Ortega), who’s trying to make her own future. In this town, ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Debruge Variety	"The movie, alas, is just so-so, tripping over its own feet for the first couple reels until such time as the siblings cross the Northern Line to dredge for scallops in Canadian waters, and then it gets good"
		Ross Bonaime Collider	"This cast is trying their damnedest to make this drama work, but they’re stuck in a story that isn’t doing them any favors. A cast this strong should have a screenplay worthy of their time"
		Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter	"Although anchored by a number of strong performances, particularly those of Ben Foster and fresh-faced Toby Wallace, Helgeland’s meandering film still feels stuck in another place in time"
		Chris Bumbray JoBlo	"A predictable but entertaining crime drama, with a standout performance by Tommy Lee Jones"
		Lori Meek Ready Steady Cut	"If you ever wanted to learn about the intricacies of commercial fishing, 'Finestkin’s' first half serves as the ideal Discovery Channel-type documentary to fall asleep to (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Damon Wise Deadline	"For an hour, 'Finestkind' is the kind of movie they don’t make any more, and just when you’re starting to adapt to its gentle, circadian rhythms, it becomes the kind of movie they make all the time"
		Rodrigo Perez The Playlist	"That’s not enough to save 'Finestkind', but there is something there. Foster and Jones are great as usual, and when they go toe to toe, sparks can fly"
		Nell Minow rogerebert.com	"Foster is at his best in roles like this one, but the storyline does not give him much to work with and Wallace cannot make much out of a blandly-conceived role (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Robert Daniels IndieWire	"The introduction was enough to make you hope for a merely mindlessly entertaining flick. Unfortunately, 'Finestkind' doesn’t even pass that lowest of bars"
		Joel Keller Decider	"The film meanders for too long before any kind of plot kicks in, then shifts gears so severely that we almost got whiplash trying to keep up"

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