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Director : Tom McCarthy
Running Time : 107 mins
Failing small town lawyer Mike Flaherty (Giamatti) decides to take on guardianship of Leo Poplar (Young), an old man with apparently no family who is slowly developing senility, in order to make some extra cash, but when Leo’s grandson Kyle Timmons (Shaffer) shows up, Mike finds himself looking after him, too. Kyle proves himself to be a great wrestler, and Mike decides to enter him in the school wrestling team, which he helps coach on the side, but when Kyle’s mum Cindy (Lynskey) shows up, things start to take a downward spiral.
The realism of the characters in this is what makes it such a strong movie. The fact that the so-called problem teen is actually quite polite and well behaved makes him likeable without being roguish, and the misbehaviour of the adults is what is most interesting. Having the teenager be the voice of reason really helped, and fans of Giamatti’s usual fare will enjoy his performance in this.
You’ll like this if you liked : Silver Linings Playbook
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