![]() ![]() Ostensibly covering a week of production of the classic sitcom I Love Lucy while star Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) fends off accusations of communist party membership, the film mainly unfurls as a series of cutaway glimpses into Ball’s life leading to this moment, especially her tumultuous relationship with Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem). ![]() ![]() All of those tics are brought to bear on his third directorial effort, Being the Ricardos, which also suffers from the clichés inherent to the biopic genre. As a writer, Aaron Sorkin has always been stubbornly formulaic, often relying on the same set of recurring narrative structures and pet themes, from an overreliance on flashbacks to a reflexive respect for American institutions. ![]()
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