Try as she might, Brie Larson can’t bury her past in a new trailer for “The Glass Castle.” The Oscar-winning actress stars as Jeannette, a woman who’s tried to distance herself from the dysfunctional, nomadic family she grew up in. But when her parents move to New York to be closer to her, she’s forced to deal with her feelings about how she was raised — and who she’s become.
“You shouldn’t be ashamed of us just because we choose a different lifestyle than you,” Jeannette’s mother, Rose Mary (Naomi Watts), tells her. While Jeannette grew up in poverty and dodging bill collectors, the trailer suggests that she’s upper-middle class now. But according to her mom, Jeannette’s lost her “sense of adventure” in the meantime — and she does seem to be embarrassed by her parents, who are squatting in an abandoned building while in NY. She’s clearly trying to avoid introducing her husband (Max Greenfield, “New Girl”), who grew up wealthy and works in finance, to them.
From her dad’s (Woody Harrelson) perspective, Jeannette should be more worried about how she’s choosing to live life now than trying to erase her past. “You were born to change the world, not just join the norms,” he says.
“The Glass Castle” is based on Jeannette Walls’ 2005 best-selling memoir. Set to hit theaters August 11, the film reunites Larson with her “Short Term 12” director Destin Daniel Cretton.
