Five Nights in Maine (2015)

When his wife suddenly dies in a car accident, David Oyelowo travels to Maine to spend time with her cantankerous dying mother Dianne Wiest. I wish the relationships between the three of them was explored much more. While both of the main characters are obviously racked with grief, the audience isn’t given a chance to empathize as the dead woman is mostly a blank slate. Oyelowo and Wiest are both great actors, so it’s not a waste of time watching them work their craft, but I expected more.

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