Film Review – Louder Than Bombs

The American dysfunctional family film receives a European makeover from Norwegian director Joachim Trier, who last helmed the critically praised “Oslo, August 31st.” It’s never the expanse of plot that defines this type of viewing experience, but the depth of pain, and “Louder Than Bombs” does a commendable job juggling character misery, trying to blur connective tissue long enough for the effort to become a mystery of sorts. Thanks to Trier’s artful visual touches and determination to make the teen uprising on view here feel as skin-crawlingly authentic as possible, “Louder Than Bombs” achieves most of its dramatic goals, finding fertile ground with potentially clichéd material. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com