akash_sebastian Review of Fireflies in the Garden

Fireflies in the Garden (2008)

Even with a stellar cast, it's still quite dull

[6/10 · 21 March 2012]

With such an incredible cast and what seemed to an interesting premise (as seen from the trailers), the characters (other than the main one, Michael) lack depth and the movie feels quite rushed, under-developed and flat. It fails to deliver the impact it needed. With yet another story of a dysfunctional family, the director fails (or is too lazy) to push the story or the characters hard enough. All the actors fit their roles well enough. They are the main reason which keeps you interested. The movie is good, but could have been great.

I don't know what so many star actors saw in the script to sign this movie...