First let me start off by saying I love Melissa McCarthy and Chris O'Dowd. However, Melissa McCarthy and Chris O'Dowd as a couple? I feel it was miscast. I don't feel any connection between them whatsoever. Melissa McCarthy and Bobby Cannavale? There's chemistry there. This couple though is blah. So it's hard to feel the depth of emotions of them losing a child together because I don't feel the love between them at all. I don't buy them as a married couple. As mentioned by others, this movie starts out as a strong drama and somehow morphs into a weird Hallmark-esque dramedy. I wanted to know more about the baby and their lives prior to the loss. They have little flashbacks, but it's not enough. None of the characters are really fully developed other than maybe the bird. Also I don't get why she threw a rock at the bird. I just don't buy her character doing that. It was added for the symbolism but misses the mark. The two other things that just bugged me and yes, I know it's just a movie. Number one. The mental healthcare system is so misrepresented in this movie it's laughable! There is no suicidal person of modest means who gets to stay in some amazing mental health care facility indefinitely. Wouldn't that be great. It's completely unrealistic. The other thing is.. Melissa, I love you. But you're 51 years old. I know older woman have babies. I myself had a baby in my forties. But it's hard to buy she just suffered an infant loss. She was still the best part of the film and for her, I'll give it 5 stars. I'm glad she's back. PS The music is so cringey I could write a whole review on that alone... absolutely awful and actually hurt some of the better scenes. But I digress. Maybe next time.
Review of The Starling
