Ray Vera

Director Robert Zemeckis focused ad nauseam on getting key politically correct points across to the great detriment of his film. His least cohesive film ever, it depends entirely on one’s sympathy with a character that is never fleshed out above two dimensions. Steve Carell does his level best with a role whose growth by the end of the film feels forced and not credible. “Welcome to Marwen” will be lauded for its addressing of these cultural issues (cross dressing, hate speech, superiority of women) and will resonate with those who believe it speaks to them. Unfortunately, that does not make a good film, and I cannot recommend it on any level.