Collateral Beauty | Reelviews Movie Reviews
It’s easy to understand why Collateral Beauty, at one time viewed as a potential Oscar contender, was removed from awards consideration by Warner Brothers. (They decided to dump it into theaters on the same day as Rogue One, possibly hoping no one would notice that it had been released.) Pretentious and manipulative, the movie bludgeons viewers with its new age philosophizing and its desire to be considered meaningful. Director David Frankel’s ham-fisted approach is more likely to make viewers cringe than cry and, when tears occur, those who shed them may be embarrassed for doing so.
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