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kimberly_levaco's review
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
While never quite soaring to the height of “Dinner with Friends” Margulies Time Stands Still exquisitely balances the intimate interpersonal drama with the larger issue of the ethics of art.
kujoureads's review
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: War and Violence
Moderate: Medical trauma
cgcpoems's review
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is my second play by Margulies and I’m once again struck by how real and whole his characters feel. His plays are such a treat to read (& I imagine even better performed).
I especially liked the commentary in this one about white liberals and their insistence on going to areas of conflict and documenting the events rather than actually helping. It felt a little too on the nose at points, but overall it didn’t detract from my reading.
luheilbron's review
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
laneybird's review
3.0
spent the majority of it very angry at everyone for how shitty they were to Mandy and the rest wishing I could’ve seen Laura Linney and Brian D’arcy James in this
venusdewillendorf's review
I read this for an aesthetics class on war photography. I appreciate how Margulies presents the ethical issues that war photographers, journalists, and viewers face. But damn, the Richard and Mandy characters were ridiculously flat and sexist. In the latter, Margulies’s attempt at “choice feminism” is just awful.
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