That Evening Sun

“That Evening Sun” is a film based on a short story by William Gay. It stars Hal Holbrook, Raymond McKinnon, Carrie Preston and Mia Wasikowska (the young suicidal patient in HBO’s “In Treatment”). The film was written and directed by Scott Teems who just can’t seem to edit or cut any scene for fear that his words and directed actions will be lost. Proving once again the old adage that less is more, and unlike the talents of writer-directors such as Woody Allen, Mr. Teems makes his directorial debut memorable only because of the film’s length and lack of style. The movie is much too long and, because of that, loses the possibilities it had when it was first given the green light…a light, incidentally, that because of its length, should have been yellow. I give the film 1 and ½ stars with a hope that in the years remaining , the fine talent of Hal Holbrook will be able to find and act in a better vehicle.