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Where the Crawdads Sing

a review by Manuel São Bento

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"Where the Crawdads Sing is one of the biggest surprises of the year - may the extraordinary box office result serve as proof.

A survival story - on many levels - that tackles heavy trauma, the power of nature, prejudice, hypocrisy, and many other topics in a thematically rich screenplay. Daisy Edgar-Jones ends her breakthrough year with yet another complex performance that convinces viewers to invest in the equally intricate, fully-developed protagonist over a runtime slightly affected by a short period during the second act where it loses some momentum.

A tad too melodramatic for my taste, and the divisive revelation of the final minutes will certainly generate much discourse - personally, it almost ruins the whole work.

Still, I recommend it!"

Rating: B