Wendy and Lucy Movie Download

10 / 10

What do you do when no option has a good outcome?
Kelly Reichardt’s “Wendy and Lucy” came out over a decade ago, but I only now got around to seeing it. This movie is like a kick in the gut, with Michelle Williams as a young woman mired in the desperation that has marked so many people’s lives in the 21st century. As situations conspire against her, things get dire.

The movie is shot in a minimalist style (much like Reichardt’s later “Meek’s Cutoff”). There’s little music and mostly unrecognizable faces, emphasizing the bleak outlook for this small town in Oregon. That, plus the misfortune befalling the protagonist, belies the pontifications about “financial responsibility”; such a concept will serve no purpose in a world where the common people have no future. Like John Sayles’s “Limbo”, it has an ambiguous ending. Makes sense, considering that the characters have no guaranteed economic security.

Anyway, it’s an outstanding movie. It shows Michelle Williams as one of the finest actresses of our era, and Kelly Reichardt as one of the greatest directors. I am now eager to see more of her work.Read More