{"id":12599,"date":"2022-09-19T22:18:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T02:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=12599"},"modified":"2022-09-19T22:18:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T02:18:40","slug":"toronto-international-film-festival-review-a24s-causeway-is-a-poignant-tale-of-pain-and-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=12599","title":{"rendered":"Toronto International Film Festival Review – A24\u2019s \u2018Causeway\u2019 is a Poignant Tale of Pain and Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The experience of coming back from war is not an easy one. Returning after the resolution of a long-running conflict along with many others who have served is difficult enough, but when someone is forced to cut their tour short and feels like there is still more they could be doing on active duty, that sense of meaninglessness can be compounded. Not everyone\u2019s experience is the same and may not be entirely without purpose, but it will certainly be an arduous adjustment. Causeway<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0explores the interactions of one injured veteran and someone who has never been to war but is still reeling from a profound sense of loss.<\/p>\n

Lindsay (Jennifer Lawrence) undergoes an extensive rehab process after being injured in a bomb explosion while working as an engineer in Afghanistan. She comes back home to live with her mother (Linda Emond) in New Orleans and finds work cleaning pools. When her car fails, she meets James (Brian Tyree Henry), a mechanic with a more visible scar – a prosthetic leg – and the two begin to spend time together, finding a relatability in being in each other\u2019s company. Lindsay remains most focused, however, on one goal: convincing her doctor (Stephen McKinley Henderson) that she has substantially recovered so that he can clear her to go back for active duty.<\/p>\n

\"Causeway\"
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The aftereffects of Lindsay\u2019s accident manifest in subtle and inconsistent ways. Several times, she blurts something out which was clearly meant to only be said in her head, and recognizes almost instantly that she shouldn\u2019t have uttered it aloud, even though it\u2019s too late to take it back. She prides herself on being strong and capable but her body doesn\u2019t always respond as it should, causing her enormous frustration. Her mother wants to spend time with her but doesn\u2019t actually seem interested in really digging into what she\u2019s been through, settling instead for surface-level conversation, while James is mostly amused by Lindsay\u2019s direct nature until she begins pushing to get him to revisit things he doesn\u2019t want to remember.<\/p>\n

Causeway<\/em><\/strong>, which marks the feature directorial debut of Lila Neugebauer, remains firmly grounded in the present moment, opting not to include flashbacks or any scenes from Lindsay\u2019s time in Afghanistan. It\u2019s an effective choice since audiences are introduced only to the Lindsay who has come home, unaware of whether she was more social or energetic before serving and if her injury has substantially changed her personality. The same is true with James, who speaks adoringly of his sister and his nephew but, like Lindsay with her absent brother, refers to them in the past tense. It\u2019s important that these two people have found each other since what they need most is the company of someone else to break up the feelings of isolation and aimlessness that so often overwhelm them.<\/p>\n

\"Causeway\"
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Lawrence\u2019s performance is closest to her breakout role in\u00a0Winter\u2019s Bone<\/em><\/strong>, stripped of the energy and charisma that has defined her work in other films like\u00a0Silver Linings Playbook<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0American Hustle<\/em><\/strong>, and\u00a0Joy<\/em><\/strong>. The subdued nature of her character makes her infrequent outbursts of true emotion all the more intense and compelling. Opposite her, Brian Tyree Henry delivers a lived-in turn as someone with a house that\u2019s too big for just him who still has a positive and pleasant demeanor. It\u2019s great to see the\u00a0Atlanta<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Widows<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0actor elevate the character with his naturalistic approach. Like the way both of them move through life, this film doesn\u2019t offer easy or definitive answers, instead highlighting the value and warmth of a friendship that emerges for two people at a low point in their lives, helping to remind them of what matters most.<\/p>\n

Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out more of Abe Friedtanzer\u2019s articles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival,\u00a0Causeway <\/strong><\/em>will debut on Apple TV+ on November 4th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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