Variety ·entertainment ·1 day ago

Sally Field grieves with help from a wise Pacific octopus narrator

"Remarkably Bright Creatures" features Sally Field as a grieving widow who befriends Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus voiced by Alfred Molina, at a small-town aquarium. The omniscient cephalopod narrates this melodrama about human connection and healing. Director Olivia Newman's adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt's bestselling novel leans heavily on Field's warmth to offset its sentimental, improbable.

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