Director: Kornél Mundruczó
Cast: Vanessa Kirby , Shia LaBeouf , Frank Schorpion , Iliza Shlesinger , Steven McCarthy , Benny Safdie , Sarah Snook , Molly Parker , Ellen Burstyn , Tyrone Benskin , Harry Standjofski
Plot: When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.
My Movie Review: The movie is very intense at the start too realistic and emotionally raw ask what's the story about a heartbreaking home birth leaves a woman grappling with the profound emotional fallout, isolated from her partner and family by a chasm of anger, and fueled by grief! Pieces Of A Woman is some up with the difficulties of giving birth and dealing with a traumatic loss in the process the film speaks volume to the hardship of motherhood and being a spouse! Shia LaBeouf is raw as it can be the controversial actor once again prove that his audacity and vulnerability come in handy showing his acting chops and his charisma spark in indie! Vanessa Kirby is flawless she carry the film her intensity and nuances make this worth watching giving the performance of her career enduring a 23-minute long birthing scene at the start of the film! You know sometimes you have to go through the extreme levels of pain to finally seize the one greatest moment of joy someone ever wished only to find that it follows the deepest sorrows never imagined for the rest of your life but what's important is you keep going & never give up:)
Critics Consensus: Pieces Of A Woman struggles to maintain momentum after a stunning opening act, Vanessa Kirby's performance makes end result poignant portrait of grief. Director Kornél Mundruczó doesn't go easy on his actors or on us, making this an ordeal. Its effortful grandiosity transforms it into something hollow and even, at times, risible. Pieces of a Woman is a rather blunted depiction of endlessly complex subject that deserves much contemplation! Despite impressive performances, it fails to truly hit that mark. It's tough to watch, but if you're gonna settle in for it, please pay attention to Vanessa Kirby. She's one to watch. Awards talk aside, it's a bit of a mess. But it does do a decent job of capturing the impulse to blame when joy is supplanted by tragedy and loss. The first act turns on her extended labor a long, sweaty action sequence as breathless as any in The Bourne Identity. It's dense, uncomfortable, but it's very well done loses its through line and suffers by removing the perpetually problematic uber talent that is Shia LaBeouf from it's ending. Pieces of a Woman offers the sort of emotional rollercoaster ride that will leave viewers as distraught as its director's attempt at visual realism:)
