Jon is unhappy with his life in the small town where he was once a worshiped quarterback. He’s decided to quit his day job and become a writer full time. Dave, one of his best friends, comes back to town after years of absence causing emotional disruption amongst the group friends who have moved on with their lives by being reckless and impulsive. From the beginning, Fairhaven is boring and predictable.
The story, although predictable, could have worked, if not for the uninteresting characters. There is too much focus on Jon (Tom O’Brien) without giving him depth as a person. I wanted to know why he was going to quit to start writing. Did he get a book deal? Does he write fiction? Why type of fiction? Instead of answering this questions, they are left hanging and instead bringing more and more attention to Jon’s disappointment with his life. When Dave (Chris Messina) comes back to town, him impulsiveness only disrupts and stirs up trouble.
I was hoping for more with Sam (Rick Sommer) a single father and a seemingly rational guy just trying to find love again. Not enough attention was paid to his character either, as he was portrayed as weak and boring. His ex-wife, Kate (Sarah Paulson) was thrown into the story and didn’t bring anything new to the role.
None of the characters are empathetic and rather than being a true-to-life story, it’s more of a version of events that writer/director Tom O’Brien would have liked to transpire.
Rating: Yawn. (2/10)
Tribeca Film Festival – Fairhaven
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