Where the Crawdads Sing – ABC Film Challenge – Catch-Up 2023 – W – Where the Crawdads Sing – Movie Review
Director: Olivia Newman
Writer: Lucy Alibar (Screenplay)
Writer: Delia Owens (Novel)
Cast
- Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People)
- Taylor John Smith (Hunter Killer)
- Harris Dickinson (Beach Rats)
- David Strathairn (Godzilla)
- Michael Hyatt (Nightcrawler)
Plot: A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the Deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man with whom she was once involved.
Runtime: 2 Hours 5 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Where the Crawdads Sing starts when Kya (Edgar-Jones) gets accused of the murder of a local young man. She was born and raised in the marshes never getting an education. Her family had abandoned her, with only local boy Chase Andrews (Dickinson) offering her friendship.
However, it is his death that she is accused of. Local lawyer Tom Milton (Strathairn) takes the case and looks to learn the truth in a town that has already decided on it. this takes Kya back to her blossoming romance as she reveals the truth of what happened.
Verdict on Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing is a romantic thriller following the case of a mysterious death. It follows an outsider who has been accused of murdering one of the locals with whom she was romantically involved.
This does dive between the flashback and the court hearing as we see the different stories from her life. The jumping between time doesn’t help this movie as we find ourselves going into areas we don’t need to. On the romantic side of things, it is everything we have seen before. As for the mystery, nothing seems to point any fingers in the direction of Kya being murdered, which doesn’t do enough to show us what could happen.
Final Thoughts – Where the Crawdads Sing is a basic young adult romantic thriller.