Manchester by the Sea opens with a single violin followed by a hauntingly beautiful aria as the camera pans across the rocking sea of the Manchester harbor.
The violin sets the tone for this hauntingly beautiful movie about living life, or attempting to live life after tragedy. Director and writer Kenneth Lonergan creates a tour de force of emotion throughout this two hour and seventeen minute near masterpiece.
Casey Affleck plays Lee Chandler, a brooding and loner handyman who becomes…
