Find out about upcoming concerts, shows, and other events with our weekly newsletter. No doubt, but we also see her ignoring and resisting the entreaties of guests and family to join the party.

Puzzle pairs cinema's two most placid performers — Kelly Macdonald and Irrfan Khan — and waits for the sparks to … to … .well, to move ever so slightly. [10], Jordan Ruimy from The Playlist said that the film takes its time "to let its characters breathe, building up a beautiful atmosphere filled with richly lit, eye-melting shots" by Norr. [4] It stars Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan (in his final English-language role before his death in 2020), David Denman, Bubba Weiler, Austin Abrams, Liv Hewson, and follows a stay-at-home mother who enters a puzzle building competition. Nary a thought for herself. And, gosh darn it, the girl's finally having herself some flat out fun and games. What is the Title of the first jigsaw puzzle (world map) Agnes assembles? Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Tensions arise when the daughter of nation's best lawyer is kidnapped. Instead, she boards a train to Montreal, going her own way. A father and his thirteen-year-old daughter are living an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon when a small mistake derails their lives forever. Looking for something to watch? However, he noted that the script eventually is complicated by "a struggle to tie things up, if they should be tied-up at all". [11], 2018 American film directed by Marc Turtletaub, "Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan to Star in 'Puzzle' (Exclusive)", "Sundance Film Festival Unveils Full 2018 Features Lineup", "Sundance: Kelly Macdonald Drama 'Puzzle' Goes to Sony Classics for $5M", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Puzzle_(2018_film)&oldid=976330115, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Bubba Weiler as Ziggy, Agnes and Louie's older son and Gabe's brother, This page was last edited on 2 September 2020, at 11:01.

We know that Agnes is too careful, too smart, and too precise for the kind of tactical missteps we see her make as she tiptoes away from her old life.

At the shop Agnes notices an advertisement that leads her to Robert, a former puzzle tournament champion who is looking for a new partner to compete in a championship tournament the following month. After clearing out the family's old vacation home, which Louie has agreed to sell so the boys can pursue their dreams, Agnes decides not to go to Brussels with Robert for the international championship. On screen, Macdonald and Khan are known for being able to achieve a remarkable degree of gravity through tranquility, and that's a nice skill to have, but it does raise concerns that the movie's resting heartbeat will be dangerously low. It's a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle.

Elsewhere, the movie pivots away from clichés that we expect to grow from Agnes' participation in puzzle-solving tournaments, and allows Macdonald room to show her character's march toward a new sense of self.

Both these films won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay at the Academy Awards in consecutive years. There is a little of that, but mostly — as intended — the suggestion that these are two gentle souls, suitably matched. What to Watch if You Miss the "Game of Thrones" Cast. Her more sensitive youngest son (Austin Abrams) mistakes her efficient mastery of domestic responsibility, and the satisfaction she gets from it, for subservience.

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Certificate: PG Puzzle opens with Agnes cleaning up during a party, moving unnoticed among the busy guests even though the house is hers. Khan has a matchless ability to up the impact of dialogue by slowing the tempo (like midcareer Morgan Freeman), and he does wonders here with some on-the-nose metaphors about puzzle-solving. The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Marc Turtletaub. © 2020 The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC Terms of Use/Privacy Policy. This encounter turns into so much more when the two travel to Rishikesh.

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The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2018,[5][6] and was released in the United States on July 27, 2018. Ziggy makes her breakfast the day of the tournament, and she and Robert go on to win. On screen, Macdonald and Khan are known for being able to achieve a remarkable degree of gravity through tranquility, and that's a nice skill to have, but it does raise concerns that the movie's resting heartbeat will be dangerously low.

Kelly Macdonald and Irrfan Khan in 'Puzzle. [8], Peter Debruge from Variety described the remake of the well-liked Argentine film as a way for "Kelly Macdonald to shine amid the yawn-inducing world of competitive jigsaw puzzling. See also The Lunchbox and Life of Pi Everything she does is for someone else-her husband, sons, church, newfound lover. She likes it so much she travels to New York City to visit a shop where she can find more complex puzzles. Still, it would be a mistake to say this woman is happy — Macdonald sketches Agnes as a woman who simply does not see happiness as a huge priority.

She keeps her relationship with Robert secret as she falls in love with him. Her life will never again be the same. She speaks little, but her remarkably expressive, yet forlorn, face veritably screams out for something different. She is, by nature, uncomfortable in the spotlight. [3], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 129 reviews, with an average rating of 7.08/10.

American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways. An older housewife discovers she has a knack for solving puzzles. Distributed by Sony. 27 of 41 people found this review helpful. She serves her family devotedly and without argument.

Her self-involved eldest son (Bubba Weiler) has low regard for her meekness, which he mistakes for weakness. Sony Pictures Classicsthen acquired the worldwide rights to the film… A story of twisted love, revenge and the redemptive power of a song. Agnes is a middle-class suburban homemaker and mother of two grown sons, Ziggy and Gabe, who seem stuck with her husband Louie in a monotonous routine.