‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ review: Overblown and tedious Southern drama

If you walk into “Where The Crawdads Sing” looking for a nice animated movie about a shellfish choir, you’ll be sorely disappointed.No, the sappy film is about a beautiful woman who lives in a marsh. And don’t you forget it! Based onDelia Owens’ popular novel, when the dialogue isn’t sanitizing abuse and rape, it’s waxing poetic about sea creatures, grass and owls.

Sure, we always love to see Daisy Edgar-Jones, the talented British actress who hit it big with the brilliant miniseries “Normal People.” But, unlike that layered show, “Crawdads” gives her nothing to chew on except a Southern accent. Little Kya lives in a cabin far from a North Carolina town — you gotta use a boat to get anywhere — with her mom, siblings and a cruel father in the 1950s. When they gradually all run from their dangerous situation, including no-good pop, she’s left to fend for herself.

Men boat up to Kya’s house in the middle of the night as if auditioning for an aquatic “Say Anything,” and next in line is Chase , a jerk. Tate and Kya are smitten.Tate and Chase are crudely drawn characters on screen — an angel and devil — and we never fully embrace either. Because the story is about a woman’s painful struggle, the film is afraid of ever becoming fully romantic. The only thing Kya, a keen artist, is in love with is painting pictures of snails.

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Shouldn't it be set in Louisiana, the Mississippi Delta or at least South Carolina? I'm sure there are swamps in North Carolina, but it's not known for them, or for crawfish.

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