Get ready for Diane, the first narrative feature from Kent Jones, the noted film critic, historian and director of the New York Film Festival — it has the power to sneak up and floor you. The title role is played by the magnificent Mary Kay Place (The Big Chill, The Rainmaker, Manny & Lo) in her finest two hours on screen. If you want to understand what nuanced acting is, study the quiet miracles Place performs here. Her woman on the verge is in a race with time. The years won...
- 3/27/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Mary Kay Place is an underrated actress. She’s the sort of character actress who pops up in things and makes them better, but rarely has the focus on herself. Place does her job and does it well, which is an essential skill in cinema. This week, however, she finally gets a showcase all to herself, as Diane finally comes to theaters. Having first screened last year on the festival circuit, including at the Tribeca Film Festival, it now hits screens. The flick itself is solid, but Place is above and beyond. She easily puts forward one of the best performances by anyone, actor or actress, so far in 2019. The movie is a character study/independent drama, focusing on the title character of Diane (Place), a woman who puts everyone ahead of herself. She spends her days helping others as best she can, with the most of her attention focused...
- 3/27/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
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