An American Pickle is a film about two lookalike relatives who are separated by a hundred years andcan’t resolve their generational differences. This seems like a fun time, right? These kinds of films – ones where a person from the past finds themselves adrift in modern society like Encino Man and The Visitors – are usually great. An American Pickle is unfortunately not. Adapted by Simon Rich, the creator of TBS’s comedy anthology Miracle Workers, from his own short story “Sell Out,” and directed by Brandon Trost, who is a rather good cinematographer, An American Pickle has some fine moments tucked into its uneven structure, even if its conflicted tone holds it back from true greatness.
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