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Collateral Beauty
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Frankel
Written byAllan Loeb
Starring
CinematographyMaryse Alberti
Edited byAndrew Marcus
Music byTheodore Shapiro
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • December 13, 2016 (2016-12-13) (Dubai)
  • December 16, 2016 (2016-12-16) (United States)
Running time
96 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$36 million[2][3]
Box office$2.4 million[3]

Collateral Beauty is a 2016 American drama film directed by David Frankel and written by Allan Loeb. The film stars an ensemble cast of Will Smith, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Edward Norton, Michael Peña and Naomie Harris. It follows a man who copes with his daughter's death by writing letters to time, death and love.

The film premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival on December 13, 2016, and was released in the United States on December 16, 2016.

Premise

When a successful New York advertising executive suffers from a great tragedy, he retreats from life. While his concerned friends try desperately to reconnect with him, he seeks answers from the universe by writing letters to Love, Time and Death and mailing them. What seems therapeutic brings unexpected results when the recipients respond...in person.

Cast

Production

On May 13, 2015, it was announced that Hugh Jackman and Rooney Mara would star in the New York-set drama Collateral Beauty, to be directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and written by Allan Loeb.[4] Loeb wrote the script on spec, saying, "It’s something that I’ve meditated on for a couple of years, the idea of someone who’s been through a terrible loss, and was angry and twice destroyed and wrote letters to the Universe. I didn’t know why or how or what that meant for years, but it wouldn’t leave me alone."[5] Michael Sugar and Bard Dorros were set to produce through their Anonymous Content banner.[4] On June 9, 2015, PalmStar Media's Kevin Frakes came on board to produce and fully finance the film, and Likely Story was also on board to co-produce the film, with Loeb also producing.[6] On June 15, 2015, Variety reported that Jason Segel was in talks to join the cast.[7] On July 15, 2015, it was announced that Jackman had exited the project due to his commitment with 20th Century Fox's Logan film, and producers were eyeing Johnny Depp to star instead.[8]

On August 4, 2015, Will Smith was cast to play the lead, replacing Jackman, while Smith's Overbrook Entertainment was set to also produce the film.[9] On September 8, 2015, it was announced that New Line Cinema had come on board to handle worldwide distribution for the film, while Mara had left the project.[10] On October 5, 2015, director Gomez-Rejon exited the film due to creative differences with the studio.[11] On November 10, 2015, it was announced that David Frankel was nearing a deal to direct the film.[12] On December 1, 2015, Variety reported that Helen Mirren was in early talks to join the cast, with filming expected to begin early 2016 in New York City.[13] On January 14, 2016, TheWrap reported that Edward Norton, Michael Peña, and Naomie Harris were cast in the film, while Rachel McAdams was in negotiations to join as well.[14] Village Roadshow Pictures was set to co-finance the film.[15] On February 9, 2016, Keira Knightley joined the film, and Kate Winslet was also cast, the next day.[16][17] Enrique Murciano was spotted filming along with Winslet, while Jacob Latimore also joined the film.[18][19] On March 10, 2016, Ann Dowd signed on to co-star.[20]

Soundtrack

In November 2016, it was confirmed that OneRepublic's song "Let's Hurt Tonight" was part of the soundtrack album; a music video for the song was released on December 6, 2016.

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on February 22, 2016, in New York City,[21] where filming also took place in Queens[22] and Manhattan.[23] On March 10, 2016, filming took place at the Whitney Museum of American Art.[24]

Release

Collateral Beauty was released by Warner Bros. on December 16, 2016.[15]

Box office

Collateral Beauty was released alongside Rogue One and the wide expansion of Manchester by the Sea, and was initially expected to gross $11–13 million from 3,028 theaters in its opening weekend, on par with Smith's 2015 drama Concussion.[25] It made $2.4 million on its first day, lowering weekend projections to $7.5 million.[26]

Critical response

Collateral Beauty received negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 14%, based on 88 reviews, with an average rating of 3.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Well-meaning but fundamentally flawed, Collateral Beauty aims for uplift but collapses in unintentional hilarity."[27] On Metacritic, the film holds an average score of 23 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[28] On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[29]

Mike Ryan of Uproxx criticized the film for its misleading trailers and dialogue, writing, "Edward Norton’s character tells Keira Knightley’s about holding his now-estranged daughter (he’s a workaholic!) in his arms for the first time. 'It wasn’t that I felt love, it was that I felt like I had become love.' And I am become vomit, the regurgitator of worlds."[30] Richard Roeper gave the film one out of four stars, saying, "Collateral Beauty is a fraud. It is built on a foundation so contrived, so off-putting, so treacly, the most miraculous thing about this movie is this movie was actually made."[31]

Accolades

Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Hollywood Film Awards Hollywood Breakout Performance Award Naomie Harris (also for Moonlight) Won [32]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Will Smith Pending [33]

References

  1. ^ "Collateral Beauty (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. ^ Faughnder, Ryan. "Star Wars prequel 'Rogue One' could be headed for a massive $300-million global debut". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Collateral Beauty (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Sneider, Jeff (May 13, 2015). "Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara to Star in Indie Drama 'Collateral Beauty'". thewrap.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  5. ^ Hogan, Brianne (December 16, 2016). "Collateral Beauty: A Holiday Fable". Creative Screenwriting. Retrieved December 16, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  6. ^ Ford, Rebecca (June 9, 2015). "Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara's 'Collateral Beauty' Finds Financing With Palmstar". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  7. ^ Kroll, Justin (June 15, 2015). "Jason Segel Circles 'Collateral Beauty' With Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  8. ^ McNary, Dave (July 15, 2015). "Hugh Jackman Leaves Drama 'Collateral Beauty'". variety.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  9. ^ Jaafar, Ali (August 4, 2015). "Will Smith To Join Cast Of 'Collateral Beauty'". deadline.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  10. ^ Ford, Rebecca; Kit, Borys (September 8, 2015). "New Line Acquiring Will Smith's 'Collateral Beauty' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  11. ^ Jaafar, Ali (October 5, 2015). "'Collateral Beauty' Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Exits Project Over Creative Differences With Studio". deadline.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  12. ^ Kroll, Justin (November 10, 2015). "Will Smith's 'Collateral Beauty' Lands Director David Frankel". variety.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  13. ^ Kroll, Justin (December 1, 2015). "Helen Mirren in Talks to Join Will Smith in 'Collateral Beauty' (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  14. ^ Sneider, Jeff (January 14, 2016). "Rachel McAdams to Join Will Smith in 'Collateral Beauty'". TheWrap. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  15. ^ a b McNary, Dave (February 8, 2016). "Will Smith's 'Collateral Beauty' to Open Against 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'". Variety. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  16. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 9, 2016). "Keira Knightley Joins Will Smith in 'Collateral Beauty'". Variety. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  17. ^ Sneider, Jeff (February 10, 2016). "Kate Winslet in Talks to Join Will Smith in New Line's 'Collateral Beauty' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  18. ^ "Romancing on ice! Kate Winslet kisses co-star Enrique Murciano on skating rink as they film first scenes for Collateral Beauty". Daily Mail. February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  19. ^ Sneider, Jeff (February 26, 2016). "'Sleight' Star Jacob Latimore Joins Will Smith in 'Collateral Beauty'". TheWrap. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  20. ^ Pedersen, Erik (March 10, 2016). "Victor Garber Joins 'Rebel In The Rye'; Ann Dowd Cast In 'Collateral Beauty'". Deadline. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  21. ^ "Hell-raiser Mirren! Dame Helen, 70, looks youthful as she rocks a Grateful Dead T-shirt and tight leather trousers as she heads to filming". Daily Mail. February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  22. ^ "'Collateral Beauty', starring Will Smith and Kate Winslet, filming begins in NYC". OLV. February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  23. ^ "In Photos: 'Collateral Beauty' filming on location in NYC". OLV. February 29, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  24. ^ "In Photos: 'Collateral Beauty' filming in NYC". OLV. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  25. ^ "'Rogue One' Looks to Deliver One of the Top 15 Openings of All-Time". Box Office Mojo.
  26. ^ "'Rogue One' Flying To $152M+ Weekend; 'Collateral Beauty' A Career B.O. Low For Will Smith: PM Update". Deadline.com.
  27. ^ "Collateral Beauty (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  28. ^ "Collateral Beauty reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  29. ^ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com.
  30. ^ Mancini, Vince (December 15, 2016). "'Collateral Beauty' Is A 96-Minute Coldplay Lyric Come To Life". Uproxx. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  31. ^ "'Collateral Beauty' goes about its tearjerking in contrived ways". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  32. ^ "Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Naomie Harris and Lily Collins to be Honored". Hollywood Film Awards. October 21, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  33. ^ Hill, Libby (December 14, 2016). "'Moonlight,' 'Birth of a Nation' and 'Loving' score big with NAACP Image Award nominations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 14, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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