Motherless Brooklyn Trailer, My Thoughts

In 1999, Doubleday published the Jonathan Lethem-penned novel Motherless Brooklyn. The novel was set in...well, the title makes it obvious. It told the tale of Lionel Essrog, a detective with Tourette's Syndrome. He has to solve the murder of his mentor: One Frank Minna, the owner of the detective agency that employs Essrog.

The novel won the 1999 National Book Critics Circle Award in the fiction category and the 2000 Gold Dagger award for crime fiction. In February of 2018, production began on a film adaptation of the book, starring Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Bruce Willis, Dallas Roberts, Alec Baldwin, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. The film adaptation sets the novel's events in the late 1950s, as Norton (who wrote the screenplay, felt the characters fit better in that time. Let's take a look at the trailer!

Tourette's like it's shown here is actually pretty rare from what I understand. I am honestly hoping that this film treats with some dignity.

Living with a mental disorder in the 1950s must have really, really stunk.

I like the idea that Frank in a way helped Lionel find some sort of peace. Of course, something is coming along to screw that up. Makes sense, there would be no story otherwise.

Looks like a sting gone horribly wrong.

Gotta avenge the mentor. Classic trope, nothing wrong with that.

Man, I bet Essrog wishes that he could just take photos with his phone. Lot easier to lug around than that big camera. Can record video, too.

Bridge.

This does look like an interesting movie. I like the cast, and I do enjoy a bit of mystery here and there. Maybe I'll pick up the book sometime, too. I like that the trailer doesn't really reveal anything, but is able to tantalize. The mark of a good trailer.

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