The Architect (2016 film) explained

The Architect
Starring:
Music:Niels Bye Nielsen
Cinematography:Svetlana Cvetko
Editing:David Scott Smith
Studio:Tarwathie Films
Director:Jonathan Parker
Producer:Catherine DiNapoli
Jonathan Parker
Patrick Peach
Lars Ulrich
Runtime:95 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

The Architect is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Parker, starring Parker Posey, Eric McCormack and James Frain.[1]

Cast

Reception

Larry Williams of the Hartford Courant called the film "entertaining" despite having "plausibility issues".[2]

The Hollywood Reporter called the film a "light riff on bougie aspirations."[3]

Alison Gillmore of the Winnipeg Free Press wrote that while the film "really understands the modern middle-class status anxiety surrounding real estate and renovations", it "remains a tonal mess, not quite sure if it wants to be satire, sitcom or a Lifetime movie-of-the-week."[4]

Ken Eisner of The Georgia Straight wrote that the "sharply written script makes McCormack too much of a materialistic stick-in-the-mud, dampening our investment in the couple’s emotional real estate."[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Creativity, commerce clash; Film probes tension between the two as couple works to build their dream home. Gee. Dana. 11 October 2016. Vancouver Sun. 26 December 2023.
  2. Web site: SHORT TAKES. Williams. Larry. 7 December 2016. Hartford Courant. 26 December 2023.
  3. Web site: ‘The Architect’: SIFF Review. 9 June 2016. The Hollywood Reporter. 26 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Well-constructed cinema: Architecture + Design Film Festival has plenty of highlights. Gillmore. Alison. 3 May 2017. Winnipeg Free Press. 26 December 2023.
  5. Web site: VIFF 2016: The Architect. Eisner. Ken. 5 October 2016. The Georgia Straight. 26 December 2023.