Landline - Blu-ray Forum

Rodney-2187 · 08-01-2017, 05:57 PM

Landline follows the lives and relationships of three female members of the Jacobs family in 1995 Manhattan.

Jenny Slate
Edie Falco
Abby Quinn
John Turturro

The world premiere was at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017 and was released July 21, 2017 by Amazon Studios.

HorrorBlu · 08-01-2017, 06:47 PM

I saw it last weekend. Nowhere near as good as Obvious Child. I think it's supposed to be about cheating in the way that Obvious Child was about abortion (Jenny Slate is cheating on her boyfriend and soon after finds out her father is cheating on her mother), but it really just plays like a series of random quirky slice-of-life scenes.

The actors are all excellent and it kept me entertained, it just failed to leave an impact.

However, if anyone missed Obvious Child, I'd highly recommend it (it's on Amazon Prime).

jacobsever · 01-22-2018, 07:52 PM

So I just caught up with this, and I think I actually like it better than Obvious Child. I think the topic of adultery is a little easier for more people to resonate with than having an abortion/unwanted pregnancy. I think it handled it with the same amount of grace, care, tact as Obvious Child, while still holding onto the quirky, light hearted tone without actually poking fun at the subject matter.

This cast is also leagues above Obvious Child. I mean, not only do you have the wonderful Jenny Slate, but you also get Edie Falco, John Turturro, Jay Duplass, and Finn Wittrock who are all amazing in their roles.

This movie made me tear up, and has so many heartfelt moments. Especially packing them in towards the end. Gillian Robespierre is really making a name for herself in the family/relationship drama world. Similar subject matters that someone like Joe Swanberg deals with, but a little happier, and a lot lighter in tone.

I already want to watch this again.

4.5/5

Hoke Moseley · 01-22-2018, 08:10 PM

Enjoyed this a few months back. One of Edie Falco's best feature film performances.

Funny, easy to relate to, great characters... one of the most underrated of 2017.

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08-01-2017, 06:47 PM	#2
HorrorBlu Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:209 DVD collection:356 Blu-ray reviews:1	I saw it last weekend. Nowhere near as good as Obvious Child. I think it's supposed to be about cheating in the way that Obvious Child was about abortion (Jenny Slate is cheating on her boyfriend and soon after finds out her father is cheating on her mother), but it really just plays like a series of random quirky slice-of-life scenes. The actors are all excellent and it kept me entertained, it just failed to leave an impact. However, if anyone missed Obvious Child, I'd highly recommend it (it's on Amazon Prime).

01-22-2018, 07:52 PM	#3
jacobsever Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Denver, CO 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:732 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:13	So I just caught up with this, and I think I actually like it better than Obvious Child. I think the topic of adultery is a little easier for more people to resonate with than having an abortion/unwanted pregnancy. I think it handled it with the same amount of grace, care, tact as Obvious Child, while still holding onto the quirky, light hearted tone without actually poking fun at the subject matter. This cast is also leagues above Obvious Child. I mean, not only do you have the wonderful Jenny Slate, but you also get Edie Falco, John Turturro, Jay Duplass, and Finn Wittrock who are all amazing in their roles. This movie made me tear up, and has so many heartfelt moments. Especially packing them in towards the end. Gillian Robespierre is really making a name for herself in the family/relationship drama world. Similar subject matters that someone like Joe Swanberg deals with, but a little happier, and a lot lighter in tone. I already want to watch this again. 4.5/5

01-22-2018, 08:10 PM	#4
Hoke Moseley Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2014 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1353 DVD collection:62 Digital collection:15 iTunes collection:7 Trading Score:156	Enjoyed this a few months back. One of Edie Falco's best feature film performances. Funny, easy to relate to, great characters... one of the most underrated of 2017.

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