Review of Hillbilly Elegy (2020) by Unclewillard — 21 Dec 2020
I haven't read the book, but I saw it got a lot of praise and was on a lot of lists. I was optimistic that with Glen Close and Amy Adams attached, this would be an exciting interpretation. If the book is anything like this; whiny, smarmy, overwrought tale of family woe, then I'm glad I didn't waste my time. The movie immediately devolves into "woe is me. my mama was an alcy and a drug addict, but what else you gonna do? We're Hillbillies!" [cue banjo music].
It really is melodramatic and the scene where he gets all offended by "redneck" makes me want to punch that dick in the culture.
Unbearable is what this is.
This review of Hillbilly Elegy (2020) was written by Unclewillard on 21 December 2020.
Hillbilly Elegy has generally received positive reviews.
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