5/24/2023 0 Comments Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano![]() ![]() We follow him through the days after the crash, as he moves in with his aunt (Taylor Schilling of “Orange Is the New Black”), struggles to sleep and struggles in his waking hours, and begins to piece together what he ought to make of the rest of his life. Here, Edward is played by newcomer Colin O’Brien traveling with his parents and brother, he ends up the sole survivor of a plane crash. ![]() As such, it becomes a punishing sit, with promised catharsis lying perpetually out of reach. Based on Ann Napolitano’s bestseller, “Dear Edward” has a novelist’s ambition but not the requisite gift for structure. Taken in the form Apple TV+ has provided us via show creator Jason Katims, though, “Dear Edward” is a bit of a mess - a jumble of semi-intersecting characters whom we meet for long enough to learn more detail about their lives than is strictly necessary, but who blink out of focus when it comes to holding our sympathy. ![]() That’s because in any era other than this one, this smart but unshapely literary adaptation, full of good intentions and interesting characters but bloated beyond recognition at 10 hours, would have been a comparatively lithe movie. ![]() “ Dear Edward” is the sort of show that makes you understand why the great middle - the set of works that don’t feature aliens or superheroes, and that are intended for grown-up audiences - has fallen out of the theatrical moviegoing business. ![]()
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