“Love, Brooklyn” – There’s also a lot to like [MOVIE REVIEW]
An unusual story of depth, “Love, Brooklyn,” delivers more than one would expect of a film exploring a triangle. Roger, a writer, is embarking on a new, complicated relationship with Nicole, the recently widowed mother of a young girl, while trying to maintain a friendship with his ex, Casey, a gallery owner who sends him mixed signals. Love triangles are not new but this one seems fresher than most because the framework is gentrification of the part of Brooklyn they all know and cherish. The real question that director Rachel Abigail Holder asks is whether one can move on while still maintaining a link to the past. This, in essence, is the root of all gentrification issues, whether it’s Brooklyn, the Bronx, East L.A. or Hollywood. Can you keep the memory of the old when all you see is the new? What role does emotion play in this question? Roger’s latest assignment, one whose deadline is looming, is an assessment of what is happening in Brooklyn as new, trendy businesses move in and buildings are knocked down displacing the old. Roger’s heart lies with the past. Casey is the perfect embodiment of that past. She inherited the building in which her art gallery is located. She…
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