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<blockquote data-quote="James from London" data-source="post: 150497" data-attributes="member: 22">Manchester by the Sea (2016)<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91dUaILd0uL._RI_SX300_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Oh man, I loved this. The basic premise is the plot of any number of gooey TV movies but told in a very low-key, naturalistic way where it&#039;s all about tiny details and nuances of behaviour that constantly surprise you, rather than any big emotional grandstanding. All of the pain and the humour (and it&#039;s a lot funnier than I was expecting) arise out of the characters&#039; unwillingness and/or inability to say what they&#039;re really feeling and thinking (which, having recently sat through Ghost: The Musical, where nobody does anything but talk -- and sing -- about exactly what they&#039;re feeling for hours, comes as a huge relief). The publicity leads you to expect to see more of Jen from Dawson&#039; s Creek than you do, but the performances of Casey Affleck and the kid playing his nephew more than compensate. One to remember.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James from London, post: 150497, member: 22"] [I][U]Manchester by the Sea (2016) [IMG]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91dUaILd0uL._RI_SX300_.jpg[/IMG] [/U][/I] Oh man, I loved this. The basic premise is the plot of any number of gooey TV movies but told in a very low-key, naturalistic way where it's all about tiny details and nuances of behaviour that constantly surprise you, rather than any big emotional grandstanding. All of the pain and the humour (and it's a lot funnier than I was expecting) arise out of the characters' unwillingness and/or inability to say what they're really feeling and thinking (which, having recently sat through[I] Ghost: The Musical,[/I] where nobody does anything but talk -- and [I]sing[/I] -- about exactly what they're feeling for [I]hours, [/I]comes as a huge relief). The publicity leads you to expect to see more of Jen from [I]Dawson' s Creek[/I] than you do, but the performances of Casey Affleck and the kid playing his nephew more than compensate. One to remember. [/QUOTE]

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Who played JR Ewing?