‘Causeway’ Toronto Review: Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry in the Sensitive Drama of the Effects of Trauma

Jennifer Lawrence, winner of the Best Actress Oscar light of hope In 2012 and this was followed by a number of high profile movies as below. Hunger Games sherry, american hustle passengersY mom! After 2018, she does not appear on the screen only in a leading role. red sparrow He returned last year as part of Adam McKay’s all-star cast. don’t look up And now she’s finally back in the lead role in an influential but relatively minor drama. Boiler, Its world premiere took place today at the Toronto Film Festival.

As a former veteran injured in Afghanistan, Lawrence gets another chance to lower his voice and deliver a stark performance, with the exception of some brilliant roles he’s had since earning his first Oscar nomination in 2010. winter bone It’s heartbreaking to see this immensely talented star drop several levels and become an overwhelming portrayal of a woman suffering not only from physical wounds but also from internal wounds with deeper, unseen and devastating consequences. about the ability to lead a normal life.

Lawrence plays Lynsey, who works for the US Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan and suffers bodily and brain injuries when her vehicle crashes into an explosive device. After spending intense rehab, he returns to New Orleans (depicted in a different light than most movies) where he is reunited with his loving but very difficult and unhelpful mother (Linda Emond). He has a daughter who is devastated by the experiences of war and needs an overhaul in her life.

She makes temporary moves to settle in, but because she wants to get well enough to do another round, she gets into the business of cleaning the pools, to her mother’s dismay. It’s easy enough for him to deal with, or so he thinks, but when his truck gives up on him, he’s taken to an auto repair shop, where he meets a mechanic named James (Brian Tyree Henry), whom he somehow met. the road ends. connect. A Possible Friendship: A friendship that brings them both to an awkward level after they make random new friends, both exploring opportunities in their own unexpected ways.

In James’ case of a car and the death of his nephew and the loss of a leg, the bond between them turned out to be a shared physical and psychological recovery from an accident. In a beautifully understated and poignant scene, the details of his injury come to light as he sits beside the pool he was prone to. The fragile bond of two very fragile people who yearn for human interaction but can barely let go is heartbreaking. They’re both at the crossroads of falling in love again, or even falling in love for the first time, but it’s hard to believe this is what they deserve or even want at this point in their lives.

With a screenplay by novelists Otessa Moshfegh, Luke Goebbel and Elizabeth Sanders, and carefully exaggerated direction by first filmmaker Lila Neugebauer, Why? After all, there’s a little human story (just 92 minutes) about trauma’s life imprisonment, its real-time effects, and more importantly, the irreversible impact on the lives of two people who still suffer but seek help. . Go to the other side. A gem of character study of two damaged people, played by a few exceptional actors who never let us see them. valid. Lawrence may have had to wait a few years to reappear in a full-fledged lead role, but this is something that reaffirms the fact that he’s an exceptional ranger who can tell us everything about a person without actually being there. to say nothing for us. Everything is in the eyes. Henry is the same here, proving once again that he is one of the best actors to steal such a ridiculous movie. FAST TRAIN, As well as being able to capture the soul of a person who is afraid to face the past but hopes there can be more.

The film belongs to Lawrence and Henry, but there is limited, albeit strong, support from the ever-reliable Emond, Jane Hudischel helping rehabilitate Lynx in an early scene, and among those pictured here is Stephen McKinley Henderson as her doctor. . Diego Garcia’s cinematography and Jack Fisk’s production design add perfectly to the atmosphere of this impactful and sensitive drama.

Lawrence and Justin Kiarock produce. The collaboration between Apple Original Films and A24 will begin in select theaters and begin streaming on Apple TV+ on November 4.