REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES

Director: Olivia Newman
Starring: Sally Field, Lewis Pullman, Colm Meaney, Joan Chen, Kathy Baker, Beth Grant, Sofia Black-D’Elia

Sally Field always seems to pull at the heartstrings. Grab a tissue as the same can be said for her new film Remarkably Bright Creatures. It comes with an unexpected narrator in Marcellus, an octopus voiced by the great Alfred Molina. He’s living in a public aquarium lamenting how he misses the quiet as public school kids come face to face with his tank shouting, tapping on the glass and leaving fingerprints. His lone friend is Tova the Cleaning Lady, played by the always reliable Sally Field. She knows her job inside and out, and treats Marcellus like he’s her best friend. When she’s not working, she lives alone and is being pressured to move into a retirement living facility. She has friends in her knitting group and still mourns over the death of her son. Her life takes an unexpected turn when a young musician rolls into town when his van breaks down. Lewis Pullman plays Cameron who lives out of his van and now needs to work odd jobs in order to pay for the repairs. He gets a job at the aquarium working alongside Tova. This is that classic example of an unexpected friendship between two people that really need each other. Now on Netflix

Here’s my review