Kodachrome (2017) follows Jason Sudeikis' character Matt Ryder, who reluctantly joins his ill, estranged father, Ben, played by Ed Harris, on the road alongside Ben's caretaker Zoe Kern, played by Elizabeth Olsen on a trip to fulfill Ben's dying wish of getting his Kodachrome film developed before the last existing Kodachrome development studio closes for good.
Without a doubt, Ed Harris is the standout of this cast. His acting and nuance brought his character to life and provided his character with depth, and draw that made him the most well rounded character in the film. Ed Harris did a wonderful job with drawing emotions out of scenes and bringing the audience into his mind state as a character.
Unfortunately my biggest gripe with the film comes from it's cookie cutter plot and it's unwillingness to do anything we haven't seen before a million times. We've already seen plots about bitter children being forced to join their estranged parents on adventures where the overlying theme is supposed to be heartwarming and family bonding, and Kodachrome doesn't try to break through that mold whatsoever and plays it safe a lot of times throughout the plot.
As far as acting goes, Jason Sudeikis and Elizabeth Olsen's performances seem relatively phoned in. Their on screen personas don't really compliment each other well at all and it makes for very static, boring scenes given their minimal chemistry.
If you were looking forward to this movie, I wouldn't deter you from checking it out but pad your expectations.
Without a doubt, Ed Harris is the standout of this cast. His acting and nuance brought his character to life and provided his character with depth, and draw that made him the most well rounded character in the film. Ed Harris did a wonderful job with drawing emotions out of scenes and bringing the audience into his mind state as a character.
Unfortunately my biggest gripe with the film comes from it's cookie cutter plot and it's unwillingness to do anything we haven't seen before a million times. We've already seen plots about bitter children being forced to join their estranged parents on adventures where the overlying theme is supposed to be heartwarming and family bonding, and Kodachrome doesn't try to break through that mold whatsoever and plays it safe a lot of times throughout the plot.
As far as acting goes, Jason Sudeikis and Elizabeth Olsen's performances seem relatively phoned in. Their on screen personas don't really compliment each other well at all and it makes for very static, boring scenes given their minimal chemistry.
If you were looking forward to this movie, I wouldn't deter you from checking it out but pad your expectations.