2001 · drama · romance
The Majestic
Directed by Frank Darabont2h 32m2001
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Our read: The Majestic (2001) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
- tender
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