Monday, February 21, 2011
It's Kind Of A Funny Story.
I saw this movie, a couple times actually, over the last week and I really enjoyed it. Zach Galifianakis was well used (unlike how he was in
Dinner For Schmucks), both funny and poignant. Keir Gilchrist did a nice job of not seemingly overly pathetic for being an overwhelmed 16-year old with a fairly privileged life but a desire to kill himself & a real need to gain some perspective. The cast of character actors added real depth to roles that could have been cookie-cutter with lesser actors. And the overall tone of the movie closed in on, but never crossed the line to, saccharine. Just a really nice, engaging, funny and touching film.
Posted by soft rock star at 10:15 PM
I saw this movie, a couple times actually, over the last week and I really enjoyed it. Zach Galifianakis was well used (unlike how he was in Dinner For Schmucks), both funny and poignant. Keir Gilchrist did a nice job of not seemingly overly pathetic for being an overwhelmed 16-year old with a fairly privileged life but a desire to kill himself & a real need to gain some perspective. The cast of character actors added real depth to roles that could have been cookie-cutter with lesser actors. And the overall tone of the movie closed in on, but never crossed the line to, saccharine. Just a really nice, engaging, funny and touching film.
