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Is It a Sin Written by Al Hazan Performed by Allie Hazan
Line of Events
An aspiring chef and a recently divorced woman find their lives changed forever when a chance encounter brings them together in a deeply moving ten-year romance. Director John Crowley also directed Andrew Garfield in the first Garfield film, Boy A (2007).
There has never been such a gap between my expectations and the actual impact of a film
The odds were huge when casting two of the greatest actors of our time and they couldn’t bring any soul to the film either. The writing and score were completely forgettable, despite Pugh and Garfield doing a great job with what they had.
Both characters fell really badly and I felt very little emotional investment in them
The back-and-forth timeline made the emotional journey feel incomplete because there was no savings or stakes to invest in. I had high hopes and was counting the days for this film and was very disappointed when I left the screening.
Hopefully someone will reunite the two in the next film and give them a better chance at creating a masterpiece
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