The Song Of Sway Lake

After the death of his father young jazz collector ollie sway rory culkin recruits his only friend a russian drifter robert sheehan to help him steal the first recorded version of a world war 2 hit called sway lake from his own family s lake estate.

The song of sway lake. Music collector ollie sway recruits his only friend a rowdy russian drifter to help him steal a 78 record from his own family s estate. The song of sway lake. Despite the beauty of the imagery the song of sway lake is a film that conflates that artsy impressionistic cinematography with profoundly deep and emotional storytelling as if one can turn the. The song of sway lake critics consensus.

It s set in the. It has an original story and that alone is enough to make you watch it with so many remakes coming out of hollywood these days. With rory culkin robert sheehan isabelle mcnally mary beth peil. I wrote a review for sway lake months ago when i first watched it but after re watching i felt like i needed to edit what i wrote about it.

The song of sway lake is a 2018 american romantic drama film directed by ari gold and starring rory culkin robert sheehan isabelle mcnally mary beth peil elizabeth peña and jack falahee. The song of sway lake. The song of sway lake benefits from alluring evocative atmosphere although it isn t always enough to compensate for a shaggy narrative and overall lack. That plot synopsis makes the song of sway lake sound far more lucid than it is considering director gold s penchant for expressionistic montages of overlapping past and present imagery.

The song of sway lake movie review film 2017 the song of sway lake benefits from alluring evocative atmosphere although it isn t always enough to compensate for a shaggy narrative and overall lack of focus.