Film Review – Morning

“Morning” tackles a devastating subject matter, surveying the
psychological wreckage left behind after the death of child. It’s
certainly not an easy filmmaking endeavor, demanding a special
sensitivity to avoid television movie hysterics, preserving the nuances
of such unfathomable pain. In director Leland Orser’s hands, “Morning”
eschews the organic grind of grief and all its unpredictable behaviors
to play out as an extended acting exercise, trying to pass off excessive
indication as profound feeling. It’s a difficult sit, and not nearly as
moving as it should be, with its central idea of lost communication
buried under layers of artificiality, damming the mournful flow.
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