Chronic (2015)

Chronic: Directed by Michel Franco. With Tim Roth, Sarah Sutherland, Robin Bartlett, Rachel Pickup. A home care nurse works with terminally ill patients.

“Could I be Franco with you? Writer-Director Michel Franco has probably developed one of the most melancholy films I have ever seen in u0026quot;Chronicu0026quot;; and I donu0026#39;t mean in a u0026quot;bring your hankieu0026quot; kind of way, I am referring to an environment where there is a colossal field of hopelessness. u0026quot;Chronicu0026quot; stars Tim Roth as David, a hospice nurse who cares for dying cancer patients. The film centers around Davidu0026#39;s interactions with his u0026quot;near deathu0026quot; patients, but also on a dark secret of his own past. Franco nurses u0026quot;Chronicu0026quot; with an immensely slow burn; which at times emphasizes the narrative, but at times itu0026#39;s too much of a torturous viewing. Not to say that there is not authenticity within the film of dying cancer patients, but its just a tough pill to swallow; especially if one of your loved ones has or has had fallen to the same health horror. Francou0026#39;s screenplay is underplayed here as the actual images have more of a striking impact to the picture. Tim Roth does marvel in an understated but gripping performance as David. u0026quot;Chronicu0026quot; is the epitome of a u0026quot;bad feelu0026quot; movie, but there is no denying its chronic hard truth about the devastation of cancer. Cancer sucks! *** Average”