Weightless is a 2018 American drama film written by Enda Walsh, directed by Jaron Albertin and starring Alessandro Nivola, Eli Haley, Julianne Nicholson and Johnny Knoxville.

Weightless
Directed byJaron Albertin
Written byEnda Walsh
Produced byPatrick Milling Smith
Greg Shapiro
Erin Wile
StarringAlessandro Nivola
Eli Haley
Julianne Nicholson
Johnny Knoxville
CinematographyDarren Lew
Edited byEric Nagy
Music byJ. Ralph
Production
companies
Smuggler Films
Kingsgate Films
Distributed byPaladin
Release date
  • November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
97 minutes[2]
98 minutes[3][4]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Cast

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Release

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The film was released on November 9, 2018.[3]

Reception

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The film has a 58% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 12 reviews.[5] Lorry Kikta of Film Threat awarded the film 7 stars out of 10.[6]

Ken Jaworowski of The New York Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Here, deeply damaged people are prone to exasperating decisions. Yet these characters are so strikingly realized that you can’t help but care for them."[1]

Katie Walsh of the Los Angeles Times also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "There’s a sense of beauty and contemplation in Albertin’s work, and though it seems like danger hangs in the air, there’s an odd lack of tension or suspense, and the film’s pace requires incredible patience."[2]

The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review: "Though hardly a failure, the serious-minded work is less affecting than it might’ve been, relying sometimes on hints that are needlessly ambiguous and on symbols that don’t quite click."[3]

Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "...despite the emotional terra firma Nivola and other cast members try to provide, this drama about a taciturn loner forced into single-parenthood drifts into the ozone."[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jaworowski, Ken (November 8, 2018). "'Weightless' Review: A Look at Tough, Working-Class Lives". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Walsh, Katie (November 8, 2018). "Review: Alessandro Nivola makes a strong impression in the meditative drama 'Weightless'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "'Weightless': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. November 8, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Harvey, Dennis (November 9, 2018). "Film Review: 'Weightless'". Variety. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Weightless". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  6. ^ Kikta, Lorry (November 9, 2018). "Weightless". Film Threat. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
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