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      Yelling to the Sky

      2011 1h 34m Drama List
      36% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 46% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Sweetness is left to fend for herself as her family falls apart. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 01 Buy Now

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      walter m If every family is each unhappy in their own unique way, then the O'Hara family has hit the jackpot. First, Ola(Antonique Smith) and Sweetness(Zoe Kravitz) have to face bullies on the way home from school, before having to suffer under the hand of their abusive and alcoholic father(Jason Clarke), as their mother(Yolonda Ross) is pretty much catatonic. And then Ola gets pregnant which takes her away from her sister. So to recap. We have bullying, alcoholism, physical abuse, mental illness, and teenage pregnancy. Did I leave anything out? Wait, there's also drug abuse, yet to come. In other words, with "Yelling to the Sky," there is just one awful and miserable situation without any kind of plot or story to really speak of. So, that just goes to show you how good an actor Jason Clarke really is, as he gives a master tutorial on how to build a character out of absolutely nothing. And I have never been so glad to see Tim Blake Nelson in anything before this. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Too many questions unanswered...I need full resolution. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Part coming of age story, part kitchen sink drama set in Queens, NY, this is the story of a half African American, half Irish American girl trying to find her way in a bleak, unforgiving family and school environment. Convincing acting, but the storyline is a little conventional. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Huh? I'm confused... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Really moving film, I enjoyed it! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Such a deep movie. Zoe Kravtiz gives a stellar performance as Sweetness. It's the kind of thing that sneaks on the inside of you and holds fast. It provides no easy answers, no apologies. It is blunt and real. Worth watching. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Kyle Smith New York Post This is grim, bleak material that at times is monotonous, but its woe feels authentic. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 14, 2012 Full Review Manohla Dargis New York Times Not much happens in story terms, but the film swirls with emotions that make it by turns grim and amusing, heavy and light, obvious and vague. Rated: 3/5 Dec 13, 2012 Full Review Mark Jenkins NPR Mahoney barely explains her characters' circumstances, which makes the movie obliquely intriguing. But whenever the story comes into focus, it's revealed as fairly conventional. Dec 13, 2012 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Yelling to the Sky comes across like a frenetic bag of disenfranchised teen angst that is never clearly spelled out. Aug 6, 2019 Full Review Clay Cane BET.com Even though 'Yelling to the Sky' tumbles, Victoria Mahoney shows great promise as a director. Rated: C Aug 25, 2011 Full Review Lee Marshall Screen International Though the film and its director undoubtedly have a great deal of heart and passion, too many scenes feel like actors' workshop exercises. Feb 14, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Sweetness is left to fend for herself as her family falls apart.
      Director
      Victoria Mahoney
      Screenwriter
      Victoria Mahoney
      Production Co
      YTTS LLC
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 10, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 34m
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