As a wife who has been through a husband who was committed to a mental facility for suicide attempt...I absolutely loved the realistic depiction. This was accurate. I am happy that finally someone created a film so beautiful and so accurate. It's a very tough subject. I read the other reviews and it seems people cannot relate (because they have not been through it) and they said it was too sad! Well for the spouses of people with severe depression and suicide attempt...there is nothing happy or funny about this. Thank you Melissa McCarthy for playing your role correctly...it was fantastic! And yes... her character was realistic... a woman who was lost in her head and tried to distract herself and pretend that everything was ok, when indeed she is broken inside. In this era its horrible for people who are still portraying women as weaklings and they think it's unrealistic to see a woman who is trying to be mentally stronger. Yes we women can be capable of this! I think if the roles were reversed more critics would have liked it... I can't believe in a time of "Me Too," that this is still happening! Thank you to the actors and Netflix for such a beautiful and real movie.
Review of The Starling
The Starling
(2021)
Realistic Masterpiece! -Rating from someone who has experienced this in real life
25 September 2021