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The Song of Sway Lake

2017

Ari Gold

Rory Culkin, Robert Sheehan, Isabelle McNally, Mary Beth Peil ...

5.5

48

Drama After the death of his father, young jazz collector Ollie Sway (Rory Culkin) recruits his only friend, a Russian drifter (Robert Sheehan), to help him steal the first recorded version of a World War 2 hit called “Sway Lake” from his own family’s lake estate. The plan is derailed when his accomplice falls in love with Ollie’s aristocratic grandmother, the glamorous Charlie Sway (Mary Beth Peil), who sees in the young Russian the glory of her youth. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"The film seems unclear on how to unpack all its baggage, but the sense of detail and place carry the day."	NEU
United States	Nick Schager Variety	"A clunky, lurching affair populated by barely sketched individuals who seem to be competing for a most-intolerable prize"	NEG
United States	Glenn Kenny rogerebert.com	"The movie comes off like a severely unfocused coming-of-age story (...) A quiet, dignified performance by Ms. Peña (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Derek Smith Slant	"[A] meditative yet meandering film (...) Gold’s film is too restless and unfocused, and as such unable to truly plumb the depths of the Sway family’s troubled past (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle	"While not always dramatically successful, 'The Song of Sway Lake' earns big points for originality (...) More evocative than splashy (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU

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