First, i throw out this blue / orange colorization plague : i read a lot of reviews in IMDb and i'm amazed that nobody talks about it : it could be logical if everybody watches actual movies but as i watch movies from 80s to 2K10s movies, this stupid choice is really easily to discern : so here Al has either blue or orange skin and lives in a rusty world or a submarine one ! If that movie would have used Technicolor or at least natural tones, this would have been a hit but sticking to actual productions, nobody will want to take a look !
Now, Al & me : Here, he plays a grumpy old solitary man who lives by his habits, for his kitty, who clings to an impossible love and who gets into brief rage when nothings runs smoothly in his cheap life and who keeps anyone to arm length by his frankness. All the pain he has inside pushes him to let himself go and opening his mailbox is like a daily Christmas that turns sour! So that's me. For me, it was like a great present to see my favorite actor showing all his talent and humanity in situations that i can experience every day ! I expected also much of his meeting with Holly, one of my favorite actress, a sort of « Heat » 2 but Holly has lost her magical those last years : i don't like her blonde and her Botox face is not engaging !
At the end, Al reaches at last happiness and serenity by throwing in the bin all his past ! Actually, by writing this review, i'm on the same path and when i finish it, i hope that I will feel like him (So now, to be more speedy, i will change my rule of posting in IMDb that was implemented 949 reviews before: it will be not more 1 review limited by day but as much reviews as ready...).
At the end, this American movie looks like much a french one : a lot of scenes doesn't add to the story but are there for the mood. For a recent movie, it's totally unusual because it took interest in a nobody who makes keys and it's one of the best Al's movie because he is just like us in this one and one of his finest since his TV movies and « merchant of Venice » !
Now, Al & me : Here, he plays a grumpy old solitary man who lives by his habits, for his kitty, who clings to an impossible love and who gets into brief rage when nothings runs smoothly in his cheap life and who keeps anyone to arm length by his frankness. All the pain he has inside pushes him to let himself go and opening his mailbox is like a daily Christmas that turns sour! So that's me. For me, it was like a great present to see my favorite actor showing all his talent and humanity in situations that i can experience every day ! I expected also much of his meeting with Holly, one of my favorite actress, a sort of « Heat » 2 but Holly has lost her magical those last years : i don't like her blonde and her Botox face is not engaging !
At the end, Al reaches at last happiness and serenity by throwing in the bin all his past ! Actually, by writing this review, i'm on the same path and when i finish it, i hope that I will feel like him (So now, to be more speedy, i will change my rule of posting in IMDb that was implemented 949 reviews before: it will be not more 1 review limited by day but as much reviews as ready...).
At the end, this American movie looks like much a french one : a lot of scenes doesn't add to the story but are there for the mood. For a recent movie, it's totally unusual because it took interest in a nobody who makes keys and it's one of the best Al's movie because he is just like us in this one and one of his finest since his TV movies and « merchant of Venice » !