Joe Finds Grace

Joe Finds Grace is a neat exploration of grief and regret. Diving into the nuance of how we are shaped as people via nature and nurture. It's also a quick witted Chaplin-esque comedy and yet somehow both of these tones rarely clash or feel out of place.

This is largely due to the acting which knows when to play into the film's more kooky aspects and even plays on classic slapstick tropes and equally when to allow titular character, Joe, to dwell on his loss and become sombre. With different acting and direction the more light hearted moments could have seemed out of place but it absolutely works here.

Moreover, there are some extended sequences that convey the story in animation and these are fantastic, perfectly revealing details of the plot as if we were also in the confused mind of Joe.

The only aspect where this picture falls short is through no fault of its own and is maybe a personal preference but some of the musical scores by Kevin MacLeod have been widely used on social media platforms such as YouTube which can rob some scenes of its natural cinematic quality but luckily this is more in the earlier scenes and doesn't effect the emotions latter half of the movie at all.

All in all, everything from the direction, writing and acting of the movie have all the makings of a classic.