LABOR DAY

LABOR DAY IS A 2013 AMERICAN DRAMA FILM WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY JASON REITMAN. THE FILM STARS KATE WINSLET, JOSH BROLIN, GATTLIN GRIFFITH, TOBY MAGUIRE, CLARK GREGG, AND JAMES VAN DER BEEK.

THE FILM IS ABOUT A DEPRESSED SINGLE MOM ADELE AND HER SON HENRY OFFER A WOUNDED, FEARSOME MAN A RIDE. AS POLICE SEARCH TOWN FOR THE ESCAPED CONVICT, THE MOTHER AND SON GRADUALLY LEARN HIS TRUE STORY AS THEIR OPTIONS BECOME INCREASINGLY LIMITED.

LABOR DAY RECEIVED MIXED REVIEWS FROM CRITICS, BUT PRAISING GRIFFITH AND WINSLET'S PERFORMANCES, AND THE LATTER WENT ON TO BE NOMINATED AT GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS FOR BEST ACTRESS - MOTION PICTURE DRAMA. METACRITIC GAVE THE FILM A RATING OF 52/100.



                                                         PERSONAL REVIEW

DIRECTION                                 :   7.0/10

                                                        

SCREENPLAY                              :   7.0/10      

PERFORMANCE                           :   8.0/10   

EDITING                                     :   6.6/10   

MUSIC                                        :   7.0/10   

CINEMATOGRAPHY                    :   6.0/10   

GENERAL                                   :   7.7/10  

OVERALL                                                 :   7.0/10 (GENERALLY POSITIVE)