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Aug 26, 2016 · "The Hollars" is just good enough to make you wish that it were better. John Krasinski , longtime costar of "The Office," directed this modestly budgeted family drama; the writer is James C. Strouse (" Lonesome Jim ," "The Winning Season"), who specializes in small-scaled, domestically focused stories of a sort that exhibitors don't seem too ...
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Jan 26, 2016 · Sundance Film Review: ‘The Hollars’ John Krasinski's sophomore directorial effort is a watchable family dramedy that sticks doggedly to the Sundance manual. By Guy Lodge
Aug 25, 2016 · As it is, “The Hollars” feels so painfully familiar and so dramatically undernourished that even the great Margo Martindale can only do so much with this cliché-riddled script.
Films with families coming together where one sibling his been absent for years that has in turn led to rivalry and jealously are not exactly new ground but in 'The Hollars' it never feels overly familiar thanks largely to the golden rule of film making, that a good script is King.
Sep 21, 2016 · "The Hollars" is an enjoyable film because of the sharp script by James Strouse. The film is populated with ordinary but likable characters whose everyday dreams and desires, while often...
Aug 25, 2016 · In fairness, “The Hollars” provides ample warning that it’s an egregiously bad example of its kind. For one thing, our emotionally numb protagonist, John Hollar (Krasinski), is a struggling ...
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First and foremost, The Hollars is incredibly well cast. Krasinski and Kendrick make for a believable coupling, partly because they both so completely relax into their characters and partly because both actors vacillate comfortably between wry humor and utter sincerity.
