'Where the Crawdads Sing' hits just enough of the right notes
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Placing Daisy Edgar-Jones under the spotlight, "Where the Crawdads Sing" serves up a virtual symphony of chords -- adapting a bestselling book that's part wild-child tale, part romance, part mystery and part courtroom drama.
A grim tale of bad men (mostly) and one very resilient and resourceful young girl, the film features a sweeping roster of female auspices, including director Olivia Newman, screenwriter Lucy Alibar, novelist Delia Owens, producer Reese Witherspoon, and an original song from Taylor Swift.
Still, the enterprise might be best remembered as a showcase for Edgar-Jones ("Normal People"), an English actor whose busy year conquering America already includes the limited series "Under the Banner of Heaven."
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