Chronically Metropolitan – ABC Film Challenge – Comedy – X – Xavier Manrique’s Chronically Metropolitan – Movie Review
Director: Xavier Manrique
Writer: Nicholas Schutt (Screenplay)
Cast
- Shiloh Fernandez (Evil Dead)
- Chris North (Sex and the City)
- Addison Timlin (Odd Thomas)
- Mary-Louise Parker (RED)
- Josh Peck (Mean Creek)
Plot: A cynical and clever coming-of-age film about first-time novelist Fenton Dillane, who returns to New York City unannounced to confront his family, his ex-girlfriend, and a few lingering childhood fears.
Runtime: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Chronically Metropolitan starts as first-time novelist Fenton (Fernandez) returns to his family home. He wants to get advice from his estranged father Christopher (North) while making up with his family after his sudden departure.
As Fenton learns that his parents have been splitting up because of the accident Christopher had while cheating on his wife. Outside of Fenton’s journey, his sister Layla (Timlin) starts to grow up faster than Fenton was ready for, missing his friends he wouldn’t want her around.
Verdict on Chronically Metropolitan
Chronically Metropolitan is a comedy-drama that shows how a family is starting to fall apart and change, as one member returns after running away. It shows that the family is all flawed and has their own problems going on in life and sometimes they need fixing.
The bulk of the story ends up focusing on the writer returning back home seeing everything he left behind and regretting it. everything does end up coming off like they deserve another chance with whom they walked away. It never puts focus on enough of the new lives people had moved on to without them around.
Final Thoughts – Chronically Metropolitan is a directionless story about wanting people to forgive you.
