An aggressive, brooding thesis about the role of religion and the cycle of violence that routinely corrupts our basic humanity.

An aggressive, brooding thesis about the role of religion and the cycle of violence that routinely corrupts our basic humanity.
As off-kilter as anything you’ll ever see, this film is awful, but it’s also wonderful in its own absurd, nonsensical, coo-coo bananas way.
The film has a surprising low-budget feel that’s well-suited to Chazelle’s style and doesn’t stray far from his indie film roots.
There are critical questions raised that are never answered, making “Chappaquiddick” a suspenseful and compelling (if convenient) blur of fact and fiction.