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Full of wry wit, Chronically Metropolitan, is a cynical family drama about a young writer, Fenton, who is forced home to help the family cope when his larger than life father, Christopher, gets into a car accident with a truck full of crabs.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Xavier Manrique
- 2017-08-04
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Chronically Metropolitan is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Xavier Manrique and written by Nicholas Schutt. The film stars Ashley Benson, Shiloh Fernandez, Addison Timlin, Mary-Louise Parker and Chris Noth. Filming began on February 23, 2015, in New York City.
A case of writer's block inspires a young novelist to return home to New York City and reconnect with his engaged ex and his bohemian parents.
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A stylistic opening across the skyline of New York City sets the artistic tone for Chronically Metropolitan. The use of busy streets against shots of Fenton in a cab denotes perhaps his increasing unrest as he approaches his destination: his family home. Returning because of an offer from an agent that wants to publish the next instalment of the st...
Clever writing allows the audience to draw parallels between Fenton and his father. A common theme is that writers write about what they know. Both Anabelle and Jessie have been hurt by things the person they loved has written. “There’s no such thing as fiction,” Anabelle quips in response to Fenton defending what he wrote about Jessie’s family, “J...
Well, maybe not. Chronically Metropolitanlacks spice and the plot does feel rather bare in places, which make the story line a little unidimensional. People might not take to this film because of that – and no amount of “Oh but it’s artistically intentional” is going to fix it. For a nice attempt at a coming-of-age tale about complex city life and ...
When Fenton enlists his headstrong sister, Layla, and his drug-dealing best friend to help him win her back, his actions set in motion a chain of events that affect the lives of everyone around him...
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- Comedy, Drama
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