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A review by sungmemoonstruck
Fallout by Sadie Jones
3.0
2.5 stars
Set in London during the 1970's, Fallout follows the young playwright Luke Kanowski as he struggles to perfect his art and falls for the fragile actress Nina Jacobs, who's dominated by both her mother and her producer husband. Luke yearns to free Nina but at what cost to his friendships and his work?
When it comes to the details of the theater world, Fallout is spot-on but it's less insightful when it comes to the relationships between the characters. When the characters are struggling to succeed in the theater world, even the tiniest details ring true and the plot picks up momentum. Jones clearly knows theater and the struggle to create it. However, the moment that the romantic drama started, I could feel my interest begin to wane. It's difficult to understand exactly why Luke is so drawn to Nina or even to sympathize with the remarkably weak Nina at all. All the relationships could be characterized in three words or less and their outcomes were quite predictable.
Recommended for theater fans who don't mind Hollywood endings.
Set in London during the 1970's, Fallout follows the young playwright Luke Kanowski as he struggles to perfect his art and falls for the fragile actress Nina Jacobs, who's dominated by both her mother and her producer husband. Luke yearns to free Nina but at what cost to his friendships and his work?
When it comes to the details of the theater world, Fallout is spot-on but it's less insightful when it comes to the relationships between the characters. When the characters are struggling to succeed in the theater world, even the tiniest details ring true and the plot picks up momentum. Jones clearly knows theater and the struggle to create it. However, the moment that the romantic drama started, I could feel my interest begin to wane. It's difficult to understand exactly why Luke is so drawn to Nina or even to sympathize with the remarkably weak Nina at all. All the relationships could be characterized in three words or less and their outcomes were quite predictable.
Recommended for theater fans who don't mind Hollywood endings.