
Carousel: A Quiet, Bleak Neorealist Romance Starring Pine and Slate
At Sundance, Rachel Lambert’s Carousel unfolds as a painfully languid neorealist romance led by Chris Pine and Jenny Slate; while the performances are strong and the domestic drama feels authentic, the narrative is somewhat meandering and opaque, leaving viewers to decide its meaning and appeal amid a mood-heavy, home-front story about love, divorce, and renovation.




