Louder Than Bombs FILM REVIEW
Jesse Eisenberg and Devin Druid star as two brothers still coping with the death of their mother.
Two years after her death in a car crash, the husband and sons of famed photographer Isabelle Reed are still trying to cope with their loss. Gene struggles as a single parent, but is taking his first exultant steps towards a new relationship. Jonah, the elder son, has just had a baby of his own and finds the transition from child to parent more than a little daunting. The younger son, Conrad, is a typical teenager, wearing his alienation as a badge of honor and resisting his father’s every attempt to connect. On the occasion of a major retrospective of Isabelle’s work, Jonah returns home to help his father organize her effects. Once again under the same roof, all three men are flooded with memories, and secrets are unearthed—most notably the truth behind the mysterious circumstances of Isabelle’s death.
**** Stars
Louder Than Bombs
Director: Joachim Trier
Screenplay by: Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Issabelle Huppert, Jesse Eisenberg, Devin Druid, David Straitharn
Rated R for language, some sexual content, nudity and violent images
Running Time: 1 hour 49 minutes
Rating Scale:
***** = Outstanding ****1/2 = Excellent **** = Very Good ***1/2 = Above Average
*** = Good **1/2 = Mediocre ** = Fair *1/2 = Poor * = Bad 1/2* = Abysmal
