The Horrible Bosses star is out of his depth in this mawkish weepie approximately a depressed architect who strikes up a friendship with a homeless girlIn Demolition,which recently opened in the US, Jake Gyllenhaal plays a well-off banker who sparks a friendship with a stranger to assist cope with his wife’s recent death. The film deservedly tanked with critics – the Guardian’s Benjamin Lee said it “crashes into emptiness”.Now comes The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, or another drama approximately a widower who finds solace in the company of a wayward teenager. As well as its plot being eerily similar to that of Demolition,it’s just as misguided.
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Source: theguardian.com