"Nebraska" Movie Review

My review of "Nebraska" starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb.

"Nebraska"

Published on Nov. 27, 2013 on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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"Nebraska"  (2013)

The first time we meet Woody (Bruce Dern) he is walking by the side of a Montana highway in what appears to be very cold weather.  He has both a determined gait and look to him but is stopped by a police officer on a highway overpass.  We next meet David (Will Forte) who arrives at the police station to pick his father up.  We learn that Woody is in possession of a letter that says he may have won a million dollars.  Woody is convinced that he has won and is dead set on going to Nebraska to collect his winnings.

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Woody’s wife, Kate (June Squibb) is being driven crazy by Woody’s determined antics and his other son, Ross (Bob Odenkrik), has gone as far as to take key parts from Woody’s truck so that the old man won’t drive his way to Nebraska.  David is in a dead end job as a home electronics salesman, has broken up with his longtime girlfriend, who tells him to make up his mind about anything, and has to keep leaving his job to go look for his wandering father.  After another attempt by Woody at walking to Nebraska, David decides that he will drive his father to claim what he knows will not be a million dollars.

So starts a very funny, touching road trip movie from director Alexander Payne.  Payne, who brought us last year’s “The Descendants”, as well as “Sideways” in 2004, “About Schmidt” (2002) and “Election” (1999).  Payne has a nice comedic touch to make something out almost nothing and scene after scene in this film demonstrates that talent.  The film is shot in black and white, by the director of photography Phedon Papamichael, which perfectly suits the landscape and the people who inhabit it.  The camera seems to be centered for each shot, rarely moving, much like the people in the film.  This is a film about taking a trip but the characters don’t seem to be going very far.

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Bruce Dern gives a performance of a lifetime as the moody, alcoholic Woody.  Dern never lets us really see what Woody is thinking, using mostly grunts and one word sentences to make his point. At times, it seems as though dementia has a hold of Woody but then there are a few places in the film, where we see that there is more to Woody than meets the eye and that credit goes to Dern’s performance of the man.

Will Forte does an excellent job as David, a man who is trying as hard as he can to reconnect to his father.  It is very evident in the early parts of the film that Woody and David’s relationship is strained, but he is willing to go on the road trip in an effort to understand who his father is as a person.  Forte almost has to be the straight man in the film, reacting to David’s parents antics.

The standout supporting cast is incredible in this film.  June Squibb is marvelous as the opinionated wife of Woody.  She gets the best lines of the film as Kate tends to speak very frankly about anything and anyone.  Squibb milks the part for everything it’s got, and though she doesn’t have as many scenes as Dern, her performance is equally compelling and just as memorable.  Other cast members, such as Stacy Keach, who plays a blustery rival of Woody’s and Bob Odenkrik, who plays the more successful brother of David, are perfect in their roles.  Most of the supporting cast, including Rance Howard, who plays Woody’s brother, look as if they live and work on the farm, that’s how comfortable they look and feel in this film.

This is a film about family in the heartland of America and adult children who try to understand better who their parents are.  It’s a wonderful film that while touching and sometimes a little sad, ultimately is moving and at times quite funny.  In other words, another brilliant film from Alexander Payne and my favorite film from this year’s Austin Film Festival.

“Nebraska” opens today in Atlanta at the UA Tara Cinemas 4

"Kill Your Darlings" Movie Review

My review of "Kill Your Darlings" starring Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall.

"Kill Your Darlings"

Posted on Nov. 22, 2013 on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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“Kill Your Darlings” (2013)

Recently, a slew of films have been exploring the Beat Generation, and it’s driving force it’s writers. Last year was “On The Road” (2012) which was based on the legendary Jack Kerouac book. This year at the Austin Film Festival I saw “Big Sur” (2013), which is about Jack Kerouac, played by Jean-Marc Barr, in his later life, 15 years after “On The Road” was released and how he is coping with the fame that came with the book. Now we have “Kill Your Darlings,” which stars Daniel Radcliffe as the poet Alan Ginsberg, Jack Huston as Jack Kerouac and Ben Foster as the eccentric writer, William S. Burroughs.

This movie takes place in 1944 New York as Allen Ginsberg has enrolled in Columbia University to become a poet like his father. Ginsberg is conflicted about going away to school as his mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is mentally unbalanced and it seems that only Allen can control and comfort her. At his father’s (David Cross) insistence, Allen decides to go to college and meets Lucien (Dane DeHaan) a charismatic boy who is the ringleader for a gang of young men who want to change the world of writing. Lucien drags Allen to a party where he meets William S. Burroughs (Ben Foster) and the party’s host, a friend of Lucien named David Kammerer (Michael C. Hall). Lucien decides that Allen is perfect to join his band of misfits, which includes a former football player and would be writer Jack Kerouac.  So begins the origins of the “Beat Generation”. Lucien is the idea man of the gang, the one that comes up with the plans for this new writing movement, which he calls “The New Vision”. Lucien, who seems to be all show because he isn’t a writer at all. In fact, David writes all his papers for college. There is something more to the relationship between David and Lucien as they seem to be almost rivals instead of friends, and we sense that this volatile friendship may end badly.

As Allen deals more with Lucian, he becomes under his spell and starts having feelings for him. Allen becomes so enamored with Lucian that he dreams of making a move on him, something he clearly has never acted on before. Lucien’s influence on Allen grows as the film progresses as Allen becomes more and more in love with Lucien and the ideas that he continually speaks about.

This film centers around Allen and Lucian’s complex relationship and Radcliffe does a fascinating turn as Ginsberg. At times, Radcliffe portrays Allen as a love sick puppy, willing to do just about anything to get the attention of Lucien, but at other times, we see that Allen does have a backbone as he stands up to professors who are stuck in the 19th century way of writing poetry. DeHaan is equally fascinating as the mesmerizing Lucien. He plays Lucien as a man who can easily win over anybody by just using his words and his charisma. There is great chemistry between Radcliffe and DeHaan, each showing the building attraction that they began feeling for each other. Ben Foster also stands out in this cast as the always weird William Burroughs, playing him as a man hell bent on trying every known narcotic as a way to expand his mind. Michael C. Hall as David is perfectly cast as the blustery and sometimes creepy older man who has a thing for the much younger Lucian.

The film moves at a fast pace under the direction of John Krokidas as the film doesn’t have the look or feel of a first time director. The film, through music and cinematography, captures the time when the world was at war, and it’s younger generation was looking for new ways to express themselves. All in all, the film is a fascinating look at the origins of a writing style that influenced not just America but the world. Just a bit of warning to the fans of Daniel Radcliffe’s “Harry Potter” series, the film deals with very adult issues such as drug addiction and contains a very graphic sex scene.

My Rating:  Full Price

“Kill Your Darlings” opens today at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema and Lefont Sandy Springs

"Dallas Buyers Club" Movie Review

My review of "Dallas Buyers Club" starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto.

"Dallas Buyers Club"

Published on Nov. 15, 2013 on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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“Dallas Buyers Club” (2013)

When we first meet Ron (Matthew McConaughey) it’s 1985 in Dallas, Texas. He is at a rodeo, having sex with a girl hidden in the back with the horses. Then we see him make a few bets on himself to complete a rodeo ride. After failing that, he tries to escape from the other cowboys so that he doesn’t have to pay. Ron is a hard living electrician who rodeos on the side and tries to sleep with any woman he can. After ending up at a hospital due to a fainting spell, Ron is given the news that he is HIV positive and is told to get his affairs in order, he will die in 30 days. Ron at first doesn’t believe his diagnosis of being HIV positive as it is the time when most people thought AIDS was a disease that only effected homosexuals and intravenous drug addicts.

After going through a few drug and alcohol enhanced days, Ron decides to research his “death sentence.”  First to see if it was even possible for a straight man to become HIV positive and then was there any treatment. He soon learns of treatments such as AZT and meets a young doctor (Jennifer Garner) who cares for her patients and wants only the best treatment for them. Ron finds out that getting the trial drugs in the U.S. is tough, so he begins looking for any way possible to get on a treatment program. He discovers that there are experimental drugs readily available in Mexico and Europe, and there are a lot of people, like him that are willing to pay for any sort of treatment. Ron seizes this opportunity to make money and goes to extremes to get the drugs into the U.S. from all over the world.

This is a film where you don’t like the main character, in this case McConaughey’s Ron, at the start of the film. Ron is a hard living, sleep with as many women as you can, homophobic man. We do see a bit of compassion in him when a fellow worker gets injured, and the crew debates if they should call for an ambulance since the worker is an undocumented alien. Ron insists that they call for help. Then takes point in getting the man treatment. This gives us a little insight into Ron and that their just might be some hope for him in the future.

Much has been said about the weight loss that McConaughey went through for the part, but it’s his acting prowess that is really on display in this film. McConaughy lets us see the man that Ron was at the beginning of the film, a man so self-assured to the point of being a jerk. Then slowly Ron’s humanity sinks into his character, to the point that we see the character’s growth as the layers are peeled away revealing his personality. McConaughey is one of those truly gifted actors that bores deep into their roles. You don’t see McConaughey when you see him on screen. Instead, you only see the hard edges of Ron’s life, a man who is determined to live as long as he can.

The supporting cast is outstanding in this film. Ron meets a transsexual named Rayon (Jared Leto) at one of his many trips to the hospital. At first, Ron can only see a very gay man who has nothing in common, other than both men are HIV positive. Ron realizes very early on that most of his potential customers for the HIV fighting drugs will be gay, and this homophobic cowboy is going to need help reach that audience. Ron then recruits Rayon to help sell the drugs and a unique partnership is created. Leto is amazing in the role, letting us and Ron see the disease through a very different pair of eyes. Leto does a chameleon-like transformation in becoming very feminine as Rayon, who is at first just a tool for the purpose of selling drugs. Then he helps teach Ron how to become a more understanding person. Leto gives a performance of a lifetime, giving his heart and soul into a role that a less skilled actor could have made very campy. Instead, his flawed character makes Ron want to be a better person. Griffin Dunne does a fine job as an unlicensed doctor living in Mexico who treats Ron when Ron has nowhere else to go. His treatment at the Mexican clinic gives Ron the insight to seek alternate drugs and treatments. Jennifer Garner plays a doctor that treats Ron very early in the film and becomes someone that Ron leans on when things get tough.

The film, directed by Jean-Marc Vallee and written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallck, “Dallas Buyers Club” moves at a comfortable pace that allows us to see the progression of the main character. It’s that transformation, along with the performances of McConaughey and Leto that make this film so special and the reason to watch it. It’s a film that never sugar coats the subject matter or characters, instead it makes the despair and death become something of hope and humanity. It’s a film that celebrates the overcoming of the odds.

My Rating: I Would Pay to See it Again

My movie rating system from Best to Worst:  1). I Would Pay to See it Again  2). Full Price  3). Bargain Matinee  4). Cable  5). You Would Have to Pay Me to See it Again

"A.C.O.D." Movie Review

My review of "A.C.O.D." starring Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O'Hara.

A.C.O.D.

Published on Oct. 18, 2013 on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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“A.C.O.D.”  (2013)

Carter (Adam Scott) is a successful restaurant owner, who happens to be a “Adult Child of Divorce.” His parents, Hugh (Richard Jenkins) and Melissa (Catherine O’Hara), have been divorced for over 15 years and refuse to be in the same building, much less, the same room. Their marriage was so contemptuous and combative that the cops were called during Carter’s 9th birthday. Hugh and Melissa life’s work seems to be to make each other as miserable as possible. Both parents have since remarried, with Hugh on wife number 3 (or is it 4?) who happens to always be a much younger woman.

This has had an effect on Carter and his outlook on life. Carter is in a long term relationship with Lauren (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a yoga instructor, but any time marriage is brought up all Carter can do is turn the subject into a joke. His life becomes complicated when his younger brother, Trey (Clark Duke) announces that he is getting married to Kieko (Valerie Tan), a girl he has only known for 6 months. Carter does everything in his power to try and get Trey to elope or at least not invite their parents to the wedding, but Trey is determined to have his parents at the event. Carter, always the peacemaker in his family, must now figure out a way to get his parents to at least tolerate each other until the ceremony is over.

Complicating matters further, Carter discovers that his childhood therapist, Judith (Jane Lynch), who helped him come to terms with his parents’ divorce really isn’t a therapist but a researcher, who wrote a best-selling book called A.C.O.D., and made Carter the main subject. Now she wants to write a follow up to the book on how the children that she studied have turned out as adults.

For such a great cast, which also includes Jessica Alba as a fellow A.C.O.D. book subject and Amy Poehler as Hugh’s current wife-du-jour, this film should have been a blast to watch. Unfortunately, the film never really finds it’s comedic tone and many of its scenes go on way too long.

Adam Scott makes a good Carter, a sort of everyman who on the surface seems to have everything handled, but we just know that might not really be the case. Scott is a good looking guy and has wonderful chemistry with Windtead’s character, which makes it more believable that she would stay with him for so long without going down the aisle. Unfortunately, Scott isn’t given much to work in terms of the script and is overshadowed in scenes, especially the ones with his parents.

Richard Jenkins steals the movie with his over the top father who sees his behavior as being correct and justified. Jenkins plays Hugh as a self-assured man who feels his ex-wife was conceived by the devil himself, just to torture him and he is willing to go to any length to get back at her. Lynch, who could read a phone book on screen and still be funny, is one of the best things about this film. In a very understated performance, she seems to always manipulating Carter, mostly for her own gain. We do get the feeling that she cares for Carter and realizes that he needs to grow as a man before he can really have any chance at a happy life. The rest of the cast just isn’t given much to do. Winstead, though sweet and beautiful, is given a part that doesn’t seem to have much of a backstory so she her character is used as almost a prop. Alba is wasted as a temptation for Carter, someone who can relate to all his parent horror stories while being the bad girl, an almost the opposite of Winstead’s ultra-nice character.

Director/co-writer Stu Zicherman doesn’t help with the energy and the pace of the film. As most of his camera placements are still and unmoving. Making the film, even when set outside seem a little claustrophobic. I felt that the film got too out of hand in the second half of the film, as the script kept creating situations that were often ridiculous and predictable. The film seems to always have the fallback of just getting its characters to scream louder and louder, not giving them the dialogue that would make the scenes funnier.

“A.C.O.D.” is a supposed to be comedy, that should have been a fun and lighthearted look at dealing with the everyday aspect of divorce and what effects it had on the children. Instead it comes off as a film that has very little joy and filled with a great cast that just doesn’t have the material to work with to make it work.

My Rating: Cable

My movie rating system from Best to Worst:  1). I Would Pay to See it Again  2). Full Price  3). Bargain Matinee  4). Cable  5). You Would Have to Pay Me to See it Again

“A.C.O.D.” is currently playing in Atlanta, Ga at AMC Barrett Commons 24

"Parkland" Movie Review

My review of "Parkland" starring Zac Efron, Tom Welling, Billy Bob Thornton.

                                 "Parkland"

       Published on Oct. 4, 2013 on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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“Parkland”  (2013)

“Parkland” is a film about the John F. Kennedy assassination on that fateful day in Dallas, Texas.  Instead of exploring the conspiracy theories that films such as Oliver Stone’s 1991 film “JFK” did, this film concentrates on the people that were there in Dallas and how the shooting affected them and the people that they loved on a day that forever changed America.

The film opens on the morning of the shooting.  We follow a number of people around doing their jobs, all not knowing that their day is going to be severely altered.  We meet Dr. Charles Carrico (Zac Efron), a young intern who is on a very long shift.  FBI agent is working on creating a list of possible crackpots in the Dallas area.  Secret Service agent Forrest Sorrels (Billy Bob Thornton) is in charge of the parade route.  Bob (James Badge Dale), Lee Harvey Oswald’s brother is working at a supply company.  Mr. Zapruder (Paul Giamatti), is excited for the President’s visit, making sure that his employees all take an early lunch so that they can see him as he rides by.  Zapruder is shown checking his 8 mm motion picture camera, making sure that it’s ready to capture the visit.

The director/writer of the film, Peter Landesman, does a nice job of not showing us the actual shooting, something that most people have seen a number of times, but we witness the shooting through the eyes of the people that witnessed it in Dealey Plaza.  We see the shock on people’s faces as they try to come to terms with what is happening.  This is perfectly done by Giamatti, who plays the man who became famous for shooting the only footage of the assassination, as he reacts to the shooting with absolute horror.

It’s an interesting film about a time when people didn’t have instant access to the news and cell phone cameras were non-existent. Landesman lets the characters speak for themselves.   The film’s strong point is the excellent acting.  Giamatti especially stands out as the man who, because of what he witnessed, becomes a central figure in the investigation.  Marcia Gay Harden does a standup job as the head nurse in the emergency room, taking over when a shocked staff realizes that they are working on the President and not an ordinary victim as they first thought.  Jacki Weaver, playing Marguerite Oswald, the loony mother of Robert and Lee Harvey, is pitch-perfect in the role.  Her character is a woman that would have thrived in the present day, where the media can make a star out of tragedy. Marguerite is the type of person who commands that people pay attention to her, something that Weaver takes and makes it her own.

I found the storyline that centered around Lee Harvey Oswald’s brother, Bob, fascinating.  He is just a guy working at a company one day and the next thing he knows, he becomes a hated man for something he had nothing to do with other than being related to the man that killed the President.  James Badge Dale does a masterful job playing a man who becomes overwhelmed by the situation, as he tries to find out why his brother committed murder and control his spotlight demanding mother.

This is a film that gives us a fresh look at a subject that has been explored many times, showing us the human side to a day the whole country came to mourn.

My Rating:  Bargain Matinee

My movie rating system from Best to Worst:  1). I Would Pay to See it Again  2). Full Price  3). Bargain Matinee  4). Cable  5). You Would Have to Pay Me to See it Again

“Parkland” opens today at Atlanta area theatres.

“Parkland” Website

"Don Jon" Movie Review

My review of "Don Jon" starring  Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore.

                                   "Don Jon"

         Published on Sept. 27, 2013 on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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Don (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), called “Don Jon” because of his ability to sleep with the best looking woman in the club every night, is devoted to his family, his friends and his church.  He is also devoted to porn.  His world gets turned upside down when he starts dating Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson), who has big plans for Don.

A word of warning when you go see this film (and some of you may not after you hear this), there is quite a bit of small scenes of pornography in this R rated film. Don is addicted to on-line porn, and we see what he is watching.  None of the porn scenes are too graphic, but there are quite a few scenes of topless women gyrating on the screen. If you can get through the first fifteen minutes of the film, the scenes become less and less, but there is quite a bit in the early parts of this film.

Don, while quite the ladies’ man, would rather spend time watching the fantasy women in porn than spend time getting to know someone in the real world. This all changes when he meets Barbara, a woman who doesn’t fall for his moves or his lines.  Johansson is perfect in the role of Barbara, a woman that is so beautiful that a Lothario like Don is willing to change his ways and become a one-woman-man. Barbara  knows how to manipulate a guy into doing things he would not ordinarily do, like go to night school or give up the porn that he seems to love more than anything in the world. She does a marvelous job as a living, breathing “Jersey Girl,” bringing a stereotypical character to life, making  a character that is strait from the reality shows more real than anyone on “The Jersey Shore.”

Gordon-Levitt has the right stuff as an actor to pull off such a difficult role. Don is a guy that while a playboy, puts his family and friends first, so that while you might not like some of his lifestyle choices, you still root for the guy and Gordon-Levitt brings those qualities to the screen.  Gordon-Levitt is not only the star of the film, he also wrote and directed it. JGL shows a nice comedic touch to a film that could have easily been either heavy handed or could have gone way over the top with the stereotypical characters. Gordon-Levitt gives us characters that have depth and with Don, real growth.

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The supporting cast in this film is good, with Tony Danza as Don’s father, Julianne Moore as Esther, a classmate in night school with Don, and the versatile Brie Larson, who plays Don’s sister. Danza is especially good in his role as the man that Don will turn into if he keeps going down the road he is on. Danza’s performance never feels forced and is so much fun to watch.  Moore gives us, a reality check character, someone who doesn’t belong in Don’s world but is the perfect person to help him see what is important in life. As with just about any character Moore plays on screen, there is such an easy quality about her that instantly makes us want to like and trust her character. Larson, whose character for most of the film, is a “fly on the wall” sitting at the dinner table texting away on her phone with an attitude that shows that she has seen this all before. Larson comes through in her performance, when her character is asked to make a life changing statement to Don, delivering her lines with the force necessary for it to sink in.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has given us a film that is funny and at times moving, about people whose priorities need to change in order for them to be happy and self-fulfilled. It’s a well done film that if you can get past the first fifteen minutes, you will thoroughly enjoy.

My Rating:  Bargain Matinee

Don Jon opens today at Atlanta area theatres.

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"Thanks For Sharing" Movie Review

My review of "Thanks for Sharing" starring Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow.

                        "Thanks for Sharing"

      Published on Sept. 20, 2013 on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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Thanks for Sharing (2013)

Adam (Mark Ruffalo) is a dedicated environmental consultant, Neil (Josh Gad)  is an emergency room doctor, and Mike (Tim Robbins)is a contractor; all come from different backgrounds and seem like they wouldn’t have anything in common. Except for the fact that they are all addicts in a support group… a support group for sex addiction. Adam is respected and looked up to by the members of the support group the three attend. Mike is seen as the leader of the group, well liked and caring, he always has time for his fellow group members.  Neil is new to the group and really hasn’t come to terms with being a sex addict, having been ordered by a judge to attend the meetings. Newly added to the group is Dede (Pink), who when seeing that she is the only female in the support group says “Wow, my last support group wasn’t such a sausage fest.”

Adam has been clean for 5 years and on advice from his sponsor, Mike, he has decided that he is ready to try and start dating again.  At a cooking class, he meets Phoebe (Gwyneth Paltrow), and they instantly hit it off, so much so that she gives him her number. Now, Mike must come to a decision; when does he tell Phoebe, a woman that he really likes, about his sex addiction.

This is a very strange film because it’s an adult romantic comedy where most of the principal players are sex addicts.  The film tries to be funny at times, sometimes going over the line with some slapstick scenes that Josh Gad’s character is involved with, but it never quite finds the mark.

Whereas, the plot line is a little too predictable, so that you know what is going to happen, right before it happens; not a good thing to bring out the laughs. The film does an admirable job of tackling such a tough subject as sex addiction, an addiction that society looks down on and doesn’t fully understand.  We see through the eyes of Adam, how difficult it must be in today’s society to be a sex addict, where you can’t walk down a NY street without being bombarded by ads that use sex as a selling tool.  To stay strait, Adam does not have a TV or a computer in his apartment, and when he goes on business trips, he goes as far as having the TV removed from the room.

The three male leads are outstanding in this film.  Ruffalo  plays Adam as a man we would instantly like, charming and humorous.  You can see why Gwyneth Paltrow’s character is attracted to him right from the start.  Ruffalo never disappoints on screen. This is one of his best performances, as we really get to see the man and all the conflicts that he has to overcome just to have a normal relationship with a woman.

Tim Robbins is equally good as the well-worn and seasoned Mike, who by his own admission, has put his family through hell but has come to a place where he can function normally and can use his knowledge to help others.

Josh Gad is becoming one of my favorite actors and does an outstanding job of showing us someone who is just starting to realize that he must get a handle on his addiction or it will ruin his life.  Gad’s scenes with Pink’s character, Dede, are the highlight of the film.  They play off each other perfectly as their characters become more comfortable asking for help and guidance.

Co-writer/director Stuart Blumberg just doesn’t quite find his footing with this film, as It can’t quite figure out if wants to be a drama or a romantic comedy, so it goes to kind of a middle ground that just isn’t what was needed.  With such a great cast, and a terrific performance by Ruffalo, this film should have been better.  It’s one of those films that you leave the theatre saying “I liked it, but I didn’t love it.”

My Rating:  Bargain Matinee

“Thanks for Sharing” is currently playing in Atlanta area theatres.

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