Overview
- Reviews highlight Clint Bentley’s adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella as a quiet, time-spanning portrait set in the Pacific Northwest.
- Joel Edgerton’s performance as Robert Grainier is widely called a career best, with strong notices for Felicity Jones, William H. Macy and Kerry Condon.
- Critics single out Adolpho Veloso’s boxy 3:2 cinematography, Bryce Dessner’s score and Will Patton’s voiceover as key to the film’s elegiac tone.
- Coverage notes Netflix’s short theatrical run beginning November 7 ahead of a November 21 release on the service, viewed as awards‑oriented positioning.
- One outlet reports a Sundance purchase price in the high‑teen millions, a figure not independently verified in the other reporting provided.