Easily the best movie I have seen this year.
Easily deserving and of an Academy nomination for Paul Giamatti, one of our best actors who all too often has his performances overlooked. He is among that exceedingly rare group of actors both current and past who has never delivered a poor performance in any film I have watched. This film is no different.
The story: a young troubled teen on the threshold of manhood is placed in the care of an older troubled man. Neither is happy about it. Over the course of 3 acts, they learn from one another and each is made a better man as a result.
This is a story that has been done many times before, and when it's done right, produces some of our best loved films. Good Will Hunting, Life As A House, The Man Without a Face, On Golden Pond just to name a few.
If you enjoyed any or all of those films, you'll like this one.
Simply excellent.
Easily deserving and of an Academy nomination for Paul Giamatti, one of our best actors who all too often has his performances overlooked. He is among that exceedingly rare group of actors both current and past who has never delivered a poor performance in any film I have watched. This film is no different.
The story: a young troubled teen on the threshold of manhood is placed in the care of an older troubled man. Neither is happy about it. Over the course of 3 acts, they learn from one another and each is made a better man as a result.
This is a story that has been done many times before, and when it's done right, produces some of our best loved films. Good Will Hunting, Life As A House, The Man Without a Face, On Golden Pond just to name a few.
If you enjoyed any or all of those films, you'll like this one.
Simply excellent.