‘Company’ Review: Casey Affleck’s Nesting-Doll Narrative Is a Frustrating Slog
Venice Film Festival: The filmmaker and actor's third film as a director tells three stories inside one big story, but none of them spark The post ‘Company’ Review: Casey Affleck’s Nesting-Doll Narrative Is a Frustrating Slog appeared first on TheWrap .
Casey Affleck's film "Company" is a laborious, multi-layered narrative that drags on for 100 minutes. Set at a Christmas party, a mysterious woman named Evelyn (Emily Alyn Lind) spins a tale about a dying relative, leading to three interconnected stories from 1975, 1953, and 1903. This nesting-doll structure, reminiscent of Andrew Dominik's "The Assassination of Jesse James," aims to explore the limits of human compassion and the futility of revenge.
However, the film's convoluted storytelling and repetitive dialogue make it an irritating slog for viewers. Despite some striking visuals and a strong cast including Affleck's teenage sons, the film's meandering pace and delayed payoff leave audiences feeling frustrated and underwhelmed. While the film's final revelation offers a supernatural shift in tone, it's too little too late, and "Company" ultimately leaves a lasting impression as a frustrating and poorly executed attempt at a complex story.
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