Hard to imagine anyone disliking this, but let's face it: rooting for a guy paralyzed by childhood polio to find the sex and love he hopes for is pretty easy. But for a bunch of A-team actors--
William H. Macy, a largely naked
Helen Hunt,
Moon Bloodgood, the trio of
Deadwood alumni John Hawkes (as the real-life iron-lung-bound Mark O'Brien), W. Earl Brown, and Robin Weigert, plus, as a special TV nostalgia bonus, a cameo by Rhea Perlman--this might easily have devolved into some pretty gooey schmaltz. With that all-star team, though, it makes you feel good without challenging you a whit, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Trailers
- Stoker--Unfortunately, not a biopic of the author of Dracula, but rather a creepy incesty-looking thing with a great cast (Kidman, Wasikowska, Matthew Goode).
- A Late Quartet--Speaking of great casts. This is probably going to be widely acclaimed and wonderful, but it looks like medicine on the stage.
- Hitchcock--This, on the other hand, promises to be great wicked fun, unless (or perhaps even especially if) it's a disaster.
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