Fireflies in the Garden

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Julian S A poignant and sometimes shocking tale of family dysfunction and tragedy, featuring a strong cast mostly playing against type. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Carole G I don't undrstand the ending? So much trauma all forgiven because of one home video? Willem DeFoe gives a brilliant performance as a right pr**k but this is all undercut because of IDKW? Maybe there's a version withan alternate ending that makes sense... like DeFoe's character is exposed in a novel and goes to jail for child abuse. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/15/22 Full Review Audience Member What a mess of a movie. WHY was the father such an abusive a-hole, just one of many questions that go unanswered as you try to follow the bizarro jumping back and forth and who is who. Showing once again that just because a movie has an amazing cast it can still be a bomb. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Une belle mais triste histoire qui te rappelle que l'on a tous une famille dysfonctionnelle... Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review steve d Despite its incredible cast the script does nothing with them, giving us an extremely slow moving film. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I gave 5 stars because I think this film conveys a very genuine honest message, which is family is evolving, people are healing and forgiving. I don't understand why everyone is criticizing this film so much. I am not so much about the structure, the craftsmanship of the filmmaker, I am more about the content, story and the message its telling. The whole film is such a tender loving motion picture about this abusive dad growing old and powerless, and this severely emotionally/physically abused boy growing up hurt, trying to set standards for his own and trying to heal. I have a dad just like this dad in the movie, deep down I think he loves me, but somehow he is so strict and verbally abusive, I just felt shitty growing up rather than nurtured and loved. I felt the pain of the boy. I felt the difficulty of his adulthood trying to get over the pain and maintain a healthy relationship with everyone. The message is honest. The story seems real. The actings are all incredible. You could tell it is drawn from true events. It is a like a therapy to me, especially you see how in time, people behave progressively better and more tender towards the next generations. I see this family is trying really hard to rear the next generation in a loving, healthy way which gives you hope. The whole movie just echoed with my turmoil, disturbing, dysfunctional childhood home. It is something a person growing up from no abuse can never understand. I say it is a must-watch if you ever had hurt experience from parents who actually love you, yet you never understood them Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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