‘The Integrity of Joseph Chambers’: Film Review | Tribeca 2022


Continuing the brooding examination of men put to the test that they began in The Killing of Two Lovers,

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writer-director Robert Machoian and lead actor Clayne Crawford reteam on

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The Integrity of Joseph Chambers, a morality tale in which the threat to the protagonist’s family

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this time is the direct result of his own actions.

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The new film doesn’t match the tightly wound narrative complexity or power of its predecessor

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nor does it escape the occasional feel of actor-y self-indulgence.

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But the artistic rigor of the undertaking remains striking, as does

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the invaluable contribution of Danish sound designer Peter

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Albrechtsen in sculpting the disquieting atmosphere.

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