The Fabelmans

This movie was RAW…PURE EMOTION, INCREDIBLE ACTING, and a powerful, real, relatable, gut and heart wrenching story. Almost made me cry multiple times, a truly moving story about the realities, ups and downs of life. Makes you really ponder about life, and what you are doing!

The Fabelmans is a film that shifts something inside you. Working through one of the most crushing events of his own life, Spielberg exhorts us to discover, yet again, the enduring magic of the movies.

The best part was David Lynch’s cameo

7/10 Slow, but good story telling. Well shot, good acting but not great acting.

This has climbed up my Spielberg ranking in a pretty big way. Incredible bit of filmmaking, my love for the film is far greater than on the first watch.

Simply one of the most beautiful films, Spielberg’s blocking has always been on another level. Production design is remarkably immersive and brings together the image in a really impressive way. I think dialogue often seems pretty “dream-like” in that it feels sort of unnatural, but I think it works when viewing the film as a collection of Spielberg’s memories.

Gabriel LaBelle does an incredible job, it’s baffling how he hasn’t skyrocketed, instead doing some brilliant work in smaller films. He was great in Snack Shack, one of my favourites from 2024, which frankly not enough people have seen. Michelle Williams and Paul Dano pull-off some extraordinary work here too, especially the former, I find it continually surprising she hasn’t got an Oscar yet.

That final sequence with Lynch is seriously awe-inspiring stuff. All timer ending.

This movie dragged for me. I get the point of the film, but it didn’t move me like I hoped it would. The parents drove me bonkers. 🤪