TIFF Review: The Starling Lacks Emotional Substance Despite Strong Performances
The Starling The Starlingis a mind - boggling pic that squanders all of its potential . direct by Theodore Melfi from a screenplay by Matt Harris , the film seek to tackle grief and the hope that can be so heavy to find after loss . And yet , neither Melfi or Harris have a handgrip on what to do with any of the elements of the report , relying on overt drippiness and music to do the excited heavy - lifting despite not offering anything past a open - level version of the characters ’ mindset or the sorrow they so clearly feel ....