directed by Brett Haley
If you’re sensitive about evanescence and ageing, then perhaps you can choose something different for this evening. I’m sort of sensitive and it hit me a lot. It’s about Lee Hayden (Sam Elliott), an actor who has played in many productions, mostly in westerns, and he owns a magnificent voice. Unfortunately, he’s reached the age in which his phone remains silent and he can’t really find anything to do. Therefore he spends hours on long walks or at his friend Jeremy’s (Nick Offerman) house. They watch old films, smoke weed and try to pass the time. One day Lee finds out he has cancer and he finally opens his eyes. He starts dating a hot and much younger woman, Charlotte (Laura Prepon), decides to make his own film instead of waiting for someone to give him a role and also tries to reconnect with his own daughter Lucy (Krysten Ritter). It’s not enough to say that this film is about an old man dying. We have a story about us. People tend to think they are always young and they can live forever, while their time is ticking. And one day you wake up, you’re over 70 and you’re still waiting for something to happen. You need to be told that your days are counted to kick your own butt and start doing. Besides, it’s also a very depressive story of actors. When the actor is young and handsome, he gets plenty of roles, his face is on billboards and he cannot leave the house because of the amount of fans at the gate. But then, when you’re no longer attractive for producers, you end up staring at the wall and waiting for the final day, because acting was everything your life was about. That hurts. And so does this film.
My rating: 7/10
S.
I have nothing to watch 