![]() Sam (Naomi Watts) and her husband (played by Andrew Lincoln) have a moment in “Penguin Bloom. However, as it is, there is bloom for improvement. That intriguing aspect, which sets this film apart from the million other tales of triumph out there, should have been explored more. The poor little guy thinks his own mother hates him. He took Mom onto the rotted balcony, and blames himself for her condition. That said, Noah lends the film the little complexity it has. One of the boys, Noah (Griffin Murray-Johnston), contributes twee narrations, such as “Penguin got stronger and fatter, but couldn’t seem to fly. Being a true story, some version of that probably happened, but the way it’s presented here is a bit much. In one scene, Watts picks up a broom and uses it to smash all the hanging pictures of her - physically destroying her past. Subtlety is kicked to the curb in favor of volcanic drama, and nary a moment goes by without some screaming or an inspiring message. “Penguin Bloom” is based on the 2017 memoir of the same name, and director Glendyn Ivin’s film often comes off like a book of the month. Naomi Watts stars in the Netflix drama “Penguin Bloom.” ©Netflix/Everett Collection Penguin, who is played by a cast of 10 winged actors, is adorable, and while the deep-feeling actress is no slouch here, your eyes drift - obviously - to the hilarious bird in the corner. Fields once said, “Never work with children or animals.” So, Watts picked both. Soon enough, though, Sam prefers the bird to her hubby (an indistinct Andrew Lincoln) and kids. The feathery friend helps her regain a sense of purpose. She cranks up the music to drown him out and wishes he’d fly away (he can’t). He squawks all day and makes her miserable. The way she sees it, the old Sam is dead.Īt first, Sam and Penguin are a bit of an odd couple. She resists friends and family’s efforts to help, and rarely leaves the house to avoid pitying stares. Sam loved surfing, running, hiking, you name it, but now she’s frustratingly resigned to a wheelchair or her bed - the lush scenery taunting her through the window. She does so at her picturesque, coastal Australia home, which looks divine on-screen but only makes matters worse for her character.
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