Puzzle2018
Puzzle (2018)
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Critic Consensus: Puzzle transcends its quirky premise with honest emotion -- and Kelly Macdonald, whose nicely understated performance proves she's too often underutilized.
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Cast
as Agnes
as Robert
as Louie
as Ziggy
as Gabe
as Nicki
as Ronnie
as Ezster
as Grocery Clerk
as Fanny
as Train Conductor
as Puzzlemania Clerk
as Father Kutash
as Subway Singer
as Maria
as Aunt Emily
as Puzzle Competition MC
as Church goer
as Church Goer
as Mom at Church
as Puzzle Store Manager
as Louie's Bud/Mechanic
as Long Bearded Puzzle Competitor
as Church goer
as Father of Agnes
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Critic Reviews for Puzzle
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In case you were wondering, the jigsaw puzzles are a metaphor for the wife's identity.
Always strong in supporting roles, Macdonald achieves her own mid-career breakthrough with a fascinatingly complex lead performance that pitches natural inhibition against a growing inner confidence.
Lovely, subtle work from Macdonald, as her character blossoms and her horizons broaden, gives the film a warmth and magnetism.
What's to dislike here? Hardly anything - it's finding things actively to like that poses more of a problem.
Terribly earnest, but that's not really enough.
It might look like a quirky take on the sports movie, but Puzzle is in fact an astutely crafted character drama, featuring a superb central performance from Kelly Macdonald.
Audience Reviews for Puzzle
For some life is a bitch, for others it's like a box of chocolates but for Agnes life is a puzzle spiritually and metaphorically. Kelli Macdonald plays Agnes perfectly as we witness her transform from June Cleaver to the next #MeToo icon. I would put her on a short list for an Oscar nomination. The story is simple but deep and the acting is superb all around. A beautiful jewel box of a film. (9-10-18)
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