Review 609: Mare of Easttown

 

Mare of Easttown is an emotionally draining, deeply moving and thrilling crime miniseries and a  performance by Kate Winslet.

In the suburbs of Philadelphia, Det. Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet) investigates the recent murder of a teenage mother and the dissapearence of another whilest trying to keep her own personal life from falling apart.

Mare of Easttown  Compassion, Mercy and helping your community - it shows us the dark side of a close community   and an authentic examination of how family and past tradgedies can define our present.

What's beautiful and gripping about Mare of Easttown is that it isn't just a straightforward det./mystery story about a crime and the whodunit; It's about the families and 

Mare is a persistant detective who cares about the people in this Philadelphia community even though she doesn't admit it  A remarkably stoic, brave woman who's dealing with all the elements of family life, struggle, greif and trying to do her best as a mother to her daughter Siobhan (Angourie Rice), a young grandmother to her young grandson Drew and as a woman to a community that look to her so often for answers. But above all, she's an everyday woman coping with an enormous amount. 

There's an unsolved crime in the community so all eyes have been on Mare because it has fallen to her and she so far has failed to solve it. The community has labled her a hero but she's never felt like a hero. There's a constant conflict in her of trying to uphoald this image even though she knows, in her heart, that it's crumbling.

She handles everyone with a great deal of compassion and understanding but at the same time, she's kind of firm but fair

She deals with a lot and carries enormous personal grief   She's had to make herself that strong with a coarse exterior and it's all a copping mechanism.

Director Craig Zorbel's direction is  the cinematography is fantastic and captures the grimy, urband feel of the Philadelphia suburbs. The score by Lele Marchitelli is