Finally got a chance to see "The Father," which has a brilliant conceit executed superbly. Anthony Hopkins always gives memorable performances but he's next level in this film as a man suffering from progressive dementia. It plays often like a thriller, or even horror, and engaged me thoroughly during its deeply upsetting and disorienting 97 min runtime. The entire film is an exercise in immersive empathy. I went to a late showing last night with about 10 people in the entire theater, and heard several people sobbing out loud near the end. I went in expecting it to be a staid Oscar film and it's anything but. Highly recommended.
6 Best Picture nominees down, "The Trial of Chicago 7" to go (groan).
God bless you, Vonnie, but I don't think there's any way I can watch that movie.
Yeah, my mother asked if I wanted to watch it with her, and I just said Hell No.
I watched it. Sasha Baron Cohen is almost unrecognizable and pretty good! That is the best part.
That really sounds too rough for me as well.
Oh wait, I was talking about The Father, what are you all talking about?
I was talking about The Father. Don't really need a film to make me sob.
Yeah, this movie will hit particularly hard those who've had loved ones suffer the ravages of dementia. I should mention that, even though the subject matter is grim, the filmmaking is clever and dynamic and the movie really keeps you on your toes. It's not at all a depressing slog. As emotionally rough as it was, I was ultimately very glad to have watched it.
Oh, I believe it -- everything I've heard about it sounds amazing. I just don't have any interest in putting myself through it at this point.
