Movie Review: Sally Field, Lewis Pullman and an Octopus in ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’
Field says she was drawn to the film’s focus on isolation and older women, and that Alfred Molina voices the octopus narrator.
- On Friday, Netflix released 'Remarkably Bright Creatures', starring Sally Field as Tova, a grieving widow who forms an unlikely bond with a giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus.
- Author Shelby Van Pelt wrote the 2022 bestseller during pandemic lockdowns, crafting a homage to her childhood in the Pacific Northwest set in the fictional town of Sowell Bay.
- Director Olivia Newman filmed the adaptation in Deep Cove, Vancouver, with Alfred Molina voicing Marcellus the octopus throughout the film.
- Field lamented the scarcity of complex roles for actresses her age, emphasizing she actively seeks projects that explore what it means to be an older woman.
- Critics describe the film as 'respectable and heartfelt', succeeding through emotional catharsis as characters find their own peace rather than through complex plot mechanics.
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Movie Review: Sally Field, Lewis Pullman and an octopus in ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’
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