‘The Sand Castle’ Review: Muddled, if Well-Meaning Fable Gets Lost in Its Own Fanciful Imagery

“The Sand Castle” is made up of intentionally simple elements: an abandoned island, a creaky old lighthouse, an intermittently working radio. And at its center is a family of four: a doting mother, a resourceful father, a moody teen son and a daydreaming daughter. Their survival depends on the increasingly Sisyphean task of waiting and […]

Dec 14, 2024 - 11:07
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‘The Sand Castle’ Review: Muddled, if Well-Meaning Fable Gets Lost in Its Own Fanciful Imagery
“The Sand Castle” is made up of intentionally simple elements: an abandoned island, a creaky old lighthouse, an intermittently working radio. And at its center is a family of four: a doting mother, a resourceful father, a moody teen son and a daydreaming daughter. Their survival depends on the increasingly Sisyphean task of waiting and […]