To any male who grew up without a father or had a distant father, (somebody hasn't?) this film is a must. It's not a movie in the strict sense; it's a play on the screen. It's best seen in the privacy of one's home where emotions can be allowed to flow, and they will flow. It's like a trip to the therapist.
All the acting is done by virtually three characters, in an old dilapidated house which serves as virtually the only set. Two brothers played by Matthew Modine and Kevin Anderson --The Wrong Man, Miles from Home, Nothing Sacred (TV)--share the limelight with Albert Finney--a gangster and surrogate father. The acting is stellar, with Kevin Anderson, a vastly underrated actor, playing a whole range of emotions superbly.
If you can watch the last scene without being deeply affected, then you should be watching professional wrestling instead.
However, I noticed that Ebert gave the movie an unfavorable review claiming that it worked as a play but not as a movie adaption. But I've disagreed with Ebert before.
To me the movie is easily a 10.
All the acting is done by virtually three characters, in an old dilapidated house which serves as virtually the only set. Two brothers played by Matthew Modine and Kevin Anderson --The Wrong Man, Miles from Home, Nothing Sacred (TV)--share the limelight with Albert Finney--a gangster and surrogate father. The acting is stellar, with Kevin Anderson, a vastly underrated actor, playing a whole range of emotions superbly.
If you can watch the last scene without being deeply affected, then you should be watching professional wrestling instead.
However, I noticed that Ebert gave the movie an unfavorable review claiming that it worked as a play but not as a movie adaption. But I've disagreed with Ebert before.
To me the movie is easily a 10.